Instructions / Assembly

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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lay-
out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
•Measurethewidthofanassembledpanelfromoneendpicketto
theotherendpicket(donotmeasuretherailasaportionofthe
railwillbeinsertedintothepost).Addthewidthofonepost.This
istheon-centermeasurementforpostholelocations.Markpost
holelocationswithgradestakes.Useastringlinetoensureall
postholesareinlineandverifyspacingbetweenholes. Double
check all measurements prior to digging!
•Digpostholes10”to12”indiameterand36”to42”deep
 (dependingonlocalordinanceorexpectedfrostdepthinwinter).
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bottomrailintothepre-cutpostholes,lockingintoplacewiththenotchedtabs.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.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direc-
tions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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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,
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