Installation Guide
Step 3: Installing Fence Brackets
If posts are to be installed in level ground attaching brackets in advance
of post installation is easiest when using a measuring template for
faster repetitive bracket installation. It is easier to change a bracket in
the eld if necessary than to install brackets once posts are installed in
the ground.
Installed brackets provide a leveling point on each post.
DISTANCE FROM TOP OF POST TO SUPPORT BRACKET SURFACE
3’ 4’ 6’ 8’
37.5” 49.5” 73.5” 99”
Panel Size
Bracket
location
Tip
Note: Brackets come packaged at the tip of the
post during shipping. They must be removed and
reattached in the channel of the post at the desired
height during installation.
Step 4: Setting Posts
1. Set a post in the hole with concrete. Using a mallet or hammer, tap the post
into the concrete until the top of the post meets the desired height.
2. Fill the remainder of the hole with concrete. Using a level, check two adjacent
sides of the post. Two-way levels are useful. Adjust the post until it is both vertical
and at the correct height.
3. If using a dry mix method, rst place the post in the hole in the approximate
position at the bottom of the hole. Pour the dry mix in the hole, positioning the post
as soon as it is feasible.
4. Using the steel stiffener out of the panel, which is exactly 70.25″ for the six foot
wall and 95” for the eight foot wall, as a spacer, set the next post the same as the
rst.
5. Do not move the post which is now in position. Leave the panel stiffener spacer in
place for one hour minimum, as concrete begins to cure, to keep the posts from
moving. Set 3 to 4 posts with panel stiffeners as spacers, then advance them one at
a time, by moving the rst spacer placed. Allow the concrete to cure for a
minimum of 24 to 48 hours.
6. For a complete step-by-step installation video, visit our website at:
http://www.simtekfence.com/product-information or for personalized assistance
call our customer service line at 1-866-648-9336.
Make sure post is straight, plumb, and evenly spaced
Tip
Note: All SimTek posts are reinforced with galvanized steel. If posts need to be cut,
we suggest cutting them at the tip. Do not cut the top of the post.