Instructions / Assembly

Pro Series
Privacy/Semi-Privacy Panels
Installation Tips
Planning
•Priortoconstruction,checkwithyourlocalregulatoryagency
forspecialcoderequirementsinyourarea.
•Contactyourutilitysuppliertolocateandmarkundergroundlines.
•Sketchoutthelayoutofyourfenceandcalculatethenumberof
panels,gates,postsandcapsneededforyourproject.Adjust
layouttoaccommodateasmanyfullpanelsaspossible.Ifyou
mustuseapartialpanel,placeinthefurthestcorneroftheproperty.
•Carefulplanningandmeasuringofyourfenceprojectisessential,
asmovingpostsaftertheconcretesetsisextremelydifcult.
Digging Post Holes
•Assembleonefencepanelonalevelsurfaceandmeasurethe
widthofthepanelfromoneendpickettotheotherendpicket.
Addthewidthofonepost.Thisistheon-centermeasurementfor
postholelocation.
•Digpostholes10"to12"indiameterand36"to42"deep
(dependingonlocalordinanceorexpectedfrostdepthinwinter).
•Useastringlinetoensureallpostholesareinlineand
verifyspacingbetweenholes.
Double-check all measurements!
Setting and Installing Posts and Panels
•Startinthecorner.Measuretobesureyoucaninstallthenishedpaneltothepostwithapproximatelya2"gapfromthe
groundtothebottomofthepanel.
•Insertapostintothehole.Levelandadjustheightasneededusinggravel.DoNOTplacepostspermanentlyatthispoint.Use
bracingandshimsasneeded.Slidethereinforcedbottomrailintothepre-cutpost,lockingintoplacewiththenotchedtabs
(Fig.1).
•Placethenextpostintheground,andslidethenotchedrailintothepost.
•Placeoneendofthetoprailintothepost,allowingoneendtobefree.Installpicketsbyslidingthemintothebottomrail.
Placeasidechanneloverbothendpickets.Ifapplicable,placetoppicketsintopre-routedholesonthemid-railandthenslide
thetoprailoverthetopofthepickets.Note: When assembling scalloped or arched top panels, always pre-
arrange the pickets in the proper order prior to locking them into place.Afterallthepicketsareplacedin
thetoprail,locktheremainingendofthetoprailintothepost.
•Makesurepostsandbottomrailareleveland2"offoftheground.Fillholeswithconcrete.Mixthoroughlyandfollowthe
directionsonthebag.Checktomakesurepostsandrailsarestilllevel.Completethisaftereverysectioniscompleted.Let
concreteproperlycureaccordingtothemanufacturer’srecommendationbeforecontinuingyourinstallation.
•Repeatprocessforallremainingpanels.Refertothegateinstallationinstructionswheninstallinggates.
•InstallapostcaponeachpostusingPVCcementoranexterioradhesive.
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top rail
bottom rail
with reinforcement
post cap
routed post
side channel
picket
Thediagramsandinstructionsshownareforillustrationpurposesonlyandarenotmeanttoreplacealicensedprofessional.Anyconstructionoruseoftheproductmustbeinaccordancewithalllocalzoningand/
obuildingcodes.Theconsumerassumesallrisksandliabilityassociatedwiththeconstructionoruseofthisproduct.Theconsumerorcontractorshouldtakeallnecessarystepstoensurethesafetyofeveryoneinvolvedin
theproject,including,butnotlimitedto,wearingtheappropriatesafetyequipment.EXCEPTASCONTAINEDINTHEWRITTENLIMITEDWARRANTY,THEWARRANTORDOESNOTPROVIDEANYOTHERWARRANTY,
EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,ANDSHALLNOTBELIABLEFORANYDAMAGES,INCLUDINGCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.
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