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Privacy Fence – Sherwood 4' and 6' High
1. Getting Started
• Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging
• Determine gate location(s)
• Stake out the fence line
• Space and mark post hole locations for gate and sections
(spacer bar/template may be useful)
• Start at an end, gate, or corner post and work outward to
determine proper fence height relative to ground. If there is
a slope it is easier to begin at the top end and work your
way downhill
2. Dig Holes
• Dig holes 48" deep
- Hole size for 5 x 5 posts = approximately 12"
• Clean holes and check for straight walls
• Bell bottom of holes
3. Install Panel Brackets (note brackets
come attached to the tip of fence
posts)
• Determine height of bracket from top of post
• Attach bracket to post with #14 hex washer head self-
tapping screw
NOTE: Put the screw through the hole as close to the top as
you are able
• A template can speed attachment for level installations
4. Cutting Down Posts (if required)
• Measure height from top of post
• Cut off bottom of post with metal cutting blade
• Never cut the top of the post
5. Setting Posts
• Insert post and hole
• Determine rough height
• Fill hole around post with concrete mix (sand, gravel and
cement) approximately 2" or 4" below grade
• Tamp concrete in hole to eliminate air pockets
• Level and square post
6. Spacing Posts (See page 29 for post
centers)
• Use steel stiffener from panel to ensure panels will level
• Place stiffener between posts.
• Set post (leave spacer in place for one hour minimum)
ProTip: create your own template/space to ensure post spacing.
6'x 6'= 70-3/4"
4'x 8'= 95"
7. Install Fence Panels
• Check to ensure top and bottom rails have stiffeners. They
come installed, however may have been removed to use as
spacers when setting posts
• Lift panel to approximately 4’ off ground
• Insert panel into channel on first post
• Flex the next post until the channel will receive panel
• Ease panel down onto fence brackets
• Level panel
8. Secure Fence Panels
• Panels must be attached to end, gate, and corner post with
one fastener per panel
• To prevent unauthorized panel removal, you can attach one
end of each panel into the post with one fastener
• Never attach both ends of a panel to posts
9. Cutting Panels (if required)
• Remove steel stiffeners from panel
• Determine distance between posts from inside of channel to
inside of channel
• Cut stiffeners to that width
• Measure and mark panel ½" shorter than stiffeners (this is
needed for expansion and contraction of panel)
• Cut panel
NOTE: 6 ft panel includes vertical steel insert in center of panel.
10. Gate Openings
• Post spacing is critical. The ideal spacing is 1" on latch post
and 1-1/2" between hinge post
• Hinges should be attached to a gate post
11. Gate Installation
• First, attach striker bar to gate using provide button head screws
• Thread the ½" hinge rod into the upper and lower inserts in
the metal gate frame leaving approximately 1-1/2" from the
edge of the gate to the bracket.
• Determine proper height for gate and block up gate square
with fence
• Attach hinges to gate post with 2-1/2" self-tapping screws
provided (do not over tighten screws as this can crush the
internal foam and make an indentation in the post
• Level the gate
• Align the latch with the striker bar and attach the latch to
end post with 2-1/2" self-tapping screws provided.
12. Install Caps
• Install post caps (caps are pressure fit, however a 3" deck
screw can be driven through the top of the cap into the
middle of the post if desired)
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