Using the lot plan as reference set your fence lines and mark them by using wooden stakes and string.
Fence post string line.
Hammer your stakes in clear of your post holes so that the stakes are not disturbed during digging.
Determining the number of fence posts.
X our yardgard 1 5 8 in.
Measure the positions of the posts with a tape measure and drive a stake at each point.
Our yardgard 1 5 8 in.
These posts should be spaced a maximum of 10 ft.
I like to use fast setting concrete for these posts.
This can easily throw your fence line out of alignment.
To ensure the posts are even in height run a tight string line between corner posts and end posts.
In other words the string will run where the fabric or wood pickets will be located.
Use a string line level or bench level to make sure the line is level then check to see that.
If you plan to install your panels between the posts set the strings to the outside post edge.
Apart and 18 in.
Pulling a string it s really called mason s line tight between two points is the best way to build a fence straight and true.
16 gauge galvanized steel line post is essential for any chain link fencing product.
Mark the positions of the line posts and dig a hole for each one directly under the string.
Drop a post into each hole and line its face up with the string while you plumb it.
This galvanized steel line post is part of the fence framework and helps support the chain link fabric.
The longer the run the tighter the string needs to be to stay straight.
Using your string line you will run the string on the outside of the soon to be installed fence.
Stretch mason string between the centers of all the batter boards to delineate the perimeter of the fence.
Be sure that the fence line doesn t go over the area of your property.
Then measure each fence line and jot it down to use for planning the number of fence posts.
The outside edge of the stake should just touch the line.
For me building a fence starts with getting posts plumb and in a laser straight line.
In the ground based on local municipalities.
