Vinyl Fence Post Installation Guide

Board and rail systems have individual boards and rails much like a wooden fence.

Vinyl fence post installation guide.

Vinyl fence panels are comprised of a bottom rail top rail and slats. This flexibility depends on proper vinyl fence installation. Racking method of installing fence on sloped terrain. To install a vinyl fence start by using a power auger or a post hole digger to dig the holes for your fence posts.

We have put together a list of vinyl fence plans plus visual guides which will help you determine what s needed to complete your project and to provide ideas and options for unique situations. Assemble them according to manufacturer s instructions. Set the corner and end posts first. 01 verify that all fence posts are of the proper length.

Run a string over the top of posts from end to end of each fence line. Post and rail fencing is also available in vinyl although the installation of that type of fence is different. Don t install posts too close together. Rail horizontal pieces between fence posts.

Following are common instructions. Fence posts are plumb but the rails are mounted at an angle so they parallel the grade. Snap the ends of the top and bottom rails into the appropriate holes on the fence posts. 02 install panel brackets on the vinyl fence posts following the manufacturer s instructions.

If they are too tall cut them and put the cut end in the hole so all fence post tops will be uniform. 4 rebar is 1 2 diameter. Installing a vinyl fence. Vinyl fencing will bend without breaking allowing it to withstand high winds and minor impacts.

Vinyl fencing comes in three basic styles of preassembled panels. The lower collar through the vinyl post. Rebar reinforcing bar rods round steel bars placed in end and gate posts to vertically reinforce the fence. But many of the layout and post setting tips apply to both so read on even if you choose a panelized system.

Then set the rest of the posts to height by lifting to the string and fastening to collars either through u channel and post into top collar or bottom collar or through the post below the rail into bottom collar. In this story we ll cover the installation of a board and rail fence. Gates are available to match each type of fence.