Instructions / Assembly

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Building Fences
tion of water, gas, electrical or other utilities
that may be near your fencing project, call
your utility company for location assistance.
Measure the overall length of your planned
fence and determine how many fence sections
you will build.
A 6- or 8-foot post spacing is most economi-
cal. Shorter sections that are needed to make
the fence come out even should be placed at
the corners or near the gates and buildings.
3. Accounting for Slope
If your fence will be built over uneven terrain
you have two choices. On ground that is
rolling and not steep, you can simply follow
its natural course. For steeper slopes, you may
wish to step the sections. Plan carefully for
the differing post and fence board lengths
that will be required for a stepped fence.
4. Digging, Setting and Aligning Posts
Placing the posts for your fence is a five-step
process. Take care to make the posts plumb
and square. Well placed, straight posts will
greatly simplify the fence construction steps
that follow. If you are planning a gate, read
the Gate Design and Hinges Instructions on
page 17 now.
Odd Space at One End
Entire Fence Divided into Equal Intervals
Odd Space atBoth Ends and Gate
8'
8' 8'
8' 8'
8'
8'
4'
7.6 '
7.6 ' 7.6'
7.6 '
7.6 '
7.6'
7.6' 7.6'
8'
8' 8'
8'
3.3'
8' 8'
3.3'
5'6"
4 x 4
Post
Level
Posts
Concrete
90
Brace with Boards.
Nail to Stakes
Line Levels
2 x 4 Rails
Earth or
Concrete
Siding
Boards
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