Thursday, December 3, 2015

Aluminum Ornamental Fence Installation Instructions Guide

Materials Needed: 

 Stakes  
 String
 Measuring Tape
 Rubber Mallet
 Post Hole Digger
 Level
 Concrete Mix
 Hacksaw
 Hex-Head Driver

Before You Begin Installing Your Fence:


 Establish your fence line by staking out the area to be enclosed and attaching a guide string to the stakes. Make sure the fence is set back from the property line as required by local codes.

 Separate and identify your posts. There are three types of posts: Line, End/Gate, and Corner posts. The horizontal rails of the fence sections fit into the holes punched in the posts. Line posts have holes punched on opposite sides. Corner posts have adjacent sides punched. End posts have holes on only one side. (See Figure 1.) A Gate post is the same as an End post but the post walls are twice as heavy to support the weight and latching of a gate.

 Drive the standard post caps onto the posts using a rubber mallet before setting the posts in concrete. This will prevent the posts from being knocked out of alignment after the concrete has been poured. Ball caps may be put on after the fence is installed.

 Gates and sections should be installed so that the bottom of the fence is about 2” – 3” above ground level. This will allow the grass under the fence to be easily trimmed.

 For Industrial Fence, all screws in the fence sections and the posts should be installed on the same side (normally the inside) of the enclosed area for a neater appearance when you are done.

 When you need less than a full section to complete a line of fence, cut it to size using a hacksaw. Notch the cut ends of the horizontal rails so they will fit inside the post. Use a factory notch as a guide.

 Mix the concrete for the posts holes on the dry side to allow the posts to set faster and to give additional support when installing the fence sections. Use the chart on the right to determine the minimum post depth for your fence.

Fence Installation:

1. Install a pair of gate posts first. (If you don’t have any gates, then start with an end or corner post.) Dig the post holes and set the posts into them. Fill the holes with concrete and tamp down around each post so the concrete is about 2” below ground level. The gate will be attached after the concrete has set

2. Repeat this procedure for all other gate posts that are not in the same straight line of fence. Gates that are in the same line will be installed when the fence reaches their location.

 3.After the gate posts are set, the first line of fence is installed. Dig up to 8 holes for the line posts along the fence line. If you reach an end or corner of the fence line, then dig the post hole where it’s needed

4.For all fence types except Industrial, please see the back page for Post Clip Installation Instructions

5. To install the fence, slide the horizontal rails of a section into the punched holes of the post installed in Step 1 as far as the notched end of the rails will allow. The post clip will click into place when the rails are installed properly. Place a line post into the next post hole, and slide the line post onto the horizontal rails of the section as far as possible.

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Gate Installation:



Once the concrete has set around the gate posts, you may then install the gates. Proper installation will result in approximately a ¾” space between the gate and each of the gate posts.

1. Before fastening the hinges, decide how the gate will be mounted and how it will open. If the gate will be hinged on the left and open towards you, mount the hinges so that the hinge springs are on top. The springs must also be on top if the gate will be hinged right and open away from you. If you want the gate to open the other way, then the hinge springs must be on the bottom. 

2. Attach each hinge to the gate post using three of the self-drilling screws provided. The post mounting plate attaches to the post on the inside of the gate opening. Next, fasten the gate to each hinge using four more screws. Mount one hinge near the top rail of the gate and the other near the bottom rail to distribute the weight of the gate evenly. Make sure the hinges line up with each other to prevent them from binding. The gate should now swing freely.

  • Caution: If the hinges are not in line with each other, the gate will not close by itself!
3. Mount the latch according to its specific instructions.
4. With the hinges and latch now mounted, you may have to adjust the spring tension in the hinges to allow the gate to close and latch by itself. The hinge tension set at our factory allows most gates to work properly. To change the tension, use a wrench or pliers to hold the nut on the hinge rod while you remove the tension screw from the hinge.

Post Clip Installation Instructions:

1. Line up the clip so the tabs are on top and point away from the end of the rail.

2. Slide the clip at a slight angle into the end of the rail using a glove or a plastic shipping clip to protect your thumb.

3. Continue sliding the clip into the rail, straightening it as it goes in. The clip will stop when it hits the edge of the notch.

4.  Repeat for all rails, then slide each side of a section into a post. The rails will snap into the post holes. That’s all there is to it!


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