Instructions / Assembly

Pro Series
Spaced Picket 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.
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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.
•Placethenextpostintheground,andslidethenotchedrailintothepost.
•Afterpostsandbottomrailareleveland2"offoftheground,llwithconcrete.Mixthoroughlyandfollowthedirectionson
thebag.Checktomakesurepostsandrailarestilllevel.Letconcreteproperlycureaccordingtothemanufacturer’srecom-
mendationbeforecontinuingyourinstallation.
•Placeoneendofthetoprailintothepost,allowingoneendtobefree.Note: When assembling scalloped or
arched top panels, always pre-arrange the pickets in the proper order prior to locking them into
place.Installpicketsbyslidingthemthroughthetoprailintothebottomrail(Fig1).Locktoprailintoplace.
•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
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WAR-
RANTY,EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,ANDSHALLNOTBELIABLEFORANYDAMAGES,INCLUDINGCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.
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