Installing Fence Panels

Next plant a small stake at each corner to mark the spots clearly.

Installing fence panels.

Though it will take more time and effort building your own panels will save you money. Installing a panel fence will require some labor and at least one additional person in order to properly set the fence rails and level the fence out. Alternatively build your own wood fence panels. Place a post next to each hole that is needed to build the fence use.

Step 3 installing the panels. Attach the rails to the posts using two 10 hot dipped galvanized casing nails per rail. Before installing the panels recruit a friend to help you complete the project. A wood fence can block your view of an unsightly area such as an air conditioner or garbage cans as well as provide privacy.

This limits the vinyl s ability to bend increasing the likelihood that high winds or. To attach preassembled fence panels to fence posts. The end of the panel on higher ground is a standard distance from the ground usually 4. Make sure the panels are positioned at the proper height on the posts so the fence rails stringers align with the posts and the fence is level and straight.

Then dig the hole for the first post making sure that it s twice the diameter and one third of the height of the post itself. Install the posts too close together and the vinyl fence panels will fit so tightly that they become rigid. Consequently most paneled fences have a step pattern which means you install each panel horizontally. This person will help hold the panels up evenly.

Wood fence panels provide shade and create structure in the landscape. Use the post hole digger to dig a hole that will hold the posts for the wood fence posts. Dig fence posts and fill.