Where is a good website that instructs you how to put up a wood panel fencing with posts?

Question

I would prefer pictures as well. We went to lowes and they calculated how many panels, posts, deck screws and cement.
Is there any other things that we may need?

Answer 1

I don't have any pics or links and rarely offer them anyway. What I do have is experience and an installation history of miles of fencing.

You've already passed one major hurdle; knowing what you need. The rest is labor.

To do the job properly should involve 2 or more people.

You should know your exact lot lines, line them off and perhaps six inches in from that, dig post holes. I'll assume the stockade is 6 ft. high. That would equate to 8 ft. posts dug in 2 ft. Certainly that may need adjustments.

What if any are the grades/slopes/hills/ or depressions along the fence line? Any should be addressed.

I often sink 2 posts at opposing corners, usually 2 ft deep, and add concrete after placing the post. I allow that it must be plumb and to keep it at a proper height I might screw in a cross brace to the depth of the hole. That allows that I not only don't have to be precise within millimeters, but also allows I don't have to hold the post as the concrete sets. I usually allow for at least 4 inches of soil that will be back filled into the hole, eventually.

Once the two posts are set I run lines, not only for a straight line of the fence, but hang a line level on the cord, to maintain consistency during the install. Obviously any level issues with regard to the ground have to be accounted for.

I then measure off the balance of the posts causing that they all end up 8 ft. on center, and use the same procedure as with the inital 2.

Within 48 hrs or so the posts should be Ok to begin hanging fence sections. Some stockade has extended cross braces. They should be measured. If they are 8 ft, then the design was to allow a filler plank to cover the area of attachment to each post.

I usually use a 2x4 under each section that is level to keep the fence material off ground level. I used galvanized deck/fence screws, 3 inches long. monitor the level, and the straight line as you proceed, until finished.

With a 3 party crew I can do a 40 section fence in 3 days, including dry/set time for the concrete. I'm happy enough with that, and so have been my customers.

It may certainly be that your fence runs do not equal 8 ft x the number of sections; in which case you'll need to adjust at least one fence panel to fit, as well as the post adjacent to the corner/final post in the run.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

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