Instructions / Assembly

SHADOWBOX
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,bracketsandcapsneededforyourproject.
• Carefulplanningandmeasuringofyourfenceprojectisessential,asmoving
 postsaftertheconcretesetsisextremelydifficult.Mostyardsarerelativelylevel
 andwillallowforafairlysimpleinstallation.Ifyouryardissteeplypitchedor
 isveryuneven,besuretoallowfortherequiredmountingheightoftheadjacent
 panelwhensettingyourposts.Youmayneedto“stairstep”thepanelsinextreme
 cases.Seefig.1.
Digging Post Holes
• Digpostholes10"to12"indiameterand36"to42"deep(dependingonlocal
 ordinanceorexpectedfrostdepthinwinter).Seefig.2.
• Checkmeasurementoffence.ActualsizeoftheShadowboxpanelis68-1/2"tallx
 66-7/8"wide.Thepanelisdesignedtobemountedbetweenpoststhatare72"
 center-to-centerspacing(67"betweenposts).Useastringlinetoensureallpostholes
 areinlineandverifyspacingbetweenholes. Double-check all measurements!
Installing Brackets to Posts
• Preparethefencepanelsbyslidingthemountingbracketsintotherails
 withtheopenspacefacingouttowardthepicket.Seefig.3.Slidethebracketfullyin
 therail.Later,youwillbeabletoslidethebracketoutwardtogetaperfectfitifyour
 postopeningisslightlywiderthanthesuggesteddimensionof67".
Setting and Installing Posts and Panels
• Startingwithacorner,mixconcreteinthefirstholepertheinstructionsonthebag.
 Mixthoroughlyandinstallthepostintotheholeandtaptheposttotheproperdepth.
 Measuretobesureyoucaninstallthefinishedpaneltothepostwithanapproximately
2"gapfromthegroundtothebottomofthepanel.Youalsoneedtoleavea1-1/2"
 spacefromthetopofthepaneltothetopofthepost.The1-1/2"spacingallowsthecap
 tobeinstalledtothetopofthepostwithoutinterferencewiththetoprail.Seefig.2.
• Installthenextpostasdescribedabove,payingcarefulattentiontothe67"spacing
 betweenposts.Itisimportanttodeterminetheheightrequirementformountingthe
 nextpanel,asyoumayneedtoleavemorepostabovethegroundtoaccommodate
 itsmountingheight(trueifyouareinstallingthefenceonanunevenlandscape).Slide
 thepanelwiththebracketsinstalledbetweenpostsandpositionthepaneltothe
 desiredheight.Usewoodenblocksorshimstoobtaintheproperspacingfromthe
 ground.Usingthesuppliedscrews(fourperbracket),attachthepanelbrackettotheposts.Besuretocenterthefencebracketsonthepost 
 Oncethepanelisinplace,useadrilltomakeapilotholethroughtherailintothebracketwitha1/8”drillbit.Placescrewthrough 
 therailintothebrackettoholditinplace.
• Usealeveltoensurethefenceisplumbandthepostsaresquarewiththeground.Bracethepanelandposttoholdthepositionasthe
 concretesets(atleastovernight).Continuesettingpostsandinstallingpanelstocompletetheproject.Oncepostsareset,finishpanel
 installationbyusingtheprovidedscrewstosecurethefencebrackettothepanel(onescrewoneachside).
• InstallapostcaponeachpostusingaclearPVCcementoranexterioradhesive.
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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/orbuilding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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