Wood Fencing

Quick Reference

• All wood should be Pressure Treated to last exposed to the elements
• Verify utility lines before you dig
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• Fence posts are generally 4x4'
• Fence posts should not be further apart than 8'
• Fence posts need to be buried
  • The hole must be as deep as 30-50% of the post's above-ground height
  • Deeper burials provide better rigidity in structure
  • The hole's diameter must be 3x wide as the post used - ex: a 4x4' post is 3.5" wide, requiring a hole diameter of 10.5" 
  • The post should sit flat and level in the hole, and be arrested with braces or stakescollars while concrete or gravel is poured in around it for securing
  • Fill the hole almost entirely, leaving 4" to be filled with soil
  • Do not attach fencing to posts until concrete is cured

Levelling

Installing Posts

• CreateDig holes for the end posts of the fence
• Install temporary stakes in the same line as the planned fence
• Run a postlength holdingof collartwine between the steaks, overlapping the dug holes. 
  This serves to ensure that the installed end posts maintain the same facing as one another
• BracketFlatten the earth at the bottom of the holes, and drop posts within
• Install Post Collars around the posts
• Bring the posts level while maintaining facing
• Pour concrete/gravel around the posts, while performing fine-tuning leveling adjustment

• Do not lift the posts once concrete/gravel has been added, as the material will slip under the post's base, reducing its depth

• Wait for concrete to set

Post Collars

• Collar should be constructed with 2x4s2x4's
• Two boards should run for at least 2'
• Two other boards should be cut to the width of the post used + 1/8"3/16" for tollerancetolerance
• The end result will be a bracket with a hole in its center the same size as the used post
• It canaid holdin the post inholding placeits position while leveling adjustments are made, and cement/gravel is poured
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