® STEEL POST FOR WOOD FENCE SYSTEMS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TM Fencing Without Boundaries
POSTMASTER Installation Instructions 1 IMPORTANT Before beginning installation, check to ensure that fence footings do not exceed legally established property lines, and that your fence will conform to local code specifications regarding frontage locations and allowable fence heights. Also verify that your local community has no restrictions on any materials or designs you plan to use.
POSTMASTER Installation Instructions 1 2 PREPARE FENCE LAYOUT STEP 1 Locate the property’s boundary lines. STEP 2 Measure the overall length of your planned fence and determine how many fence sections you will need – placing posts 8 feet apart will provide the most economical spacing. To make the fence come out even with the length of the layout, place shorter sections at the corners or near any gates or buildings.
POSTMASTER Installation Instructions 2 3 LOCATE AND SET POSTS STEP 1 Dig terminal post and line post holes approximately 10" in diameter and 30" deep, with sloping sides (Fig. 2). The exact diameter and depth will be determined by local weather and soil conditions.
POSTMASTER Installation Instructions 2 4 LOCATE AND SET POSTS (continued) String STEP 5 When the terminal post footings have hardened enough to stabilize the posts, stretch a string line taut across the tops of the posts to mark the desired height of the line posts (Fig. 5). Set all line posts as described in the preceding steps. 3 Figure 5 Terminal Post Line Post Line Post Terminal Post INSTALL RAILS Once all posts are set, attach rails according to the selected fence style.
POSTMASTER Installation Instructions 4 5 INSTALL POST COVERS LINE POST COVER BOARD – 6 INCH STEP 1 Install 6" cover boards after installing fence boards. Attach cover board by nailing into the rail on either side of the post (Fig. 9). Figure 9 LINE POST COVER BOARD – 4 INCH STEP 1 Install 4" cover boards before installing fence boards. Position cover board against backside of flanges and attach with ten #8 x 3/4" cover screws – five fastened into board through each flange (Fig. 10).
POSTMASTER Installation Instructions 4 6 INSTALL POST COVERS (continued) CORNER POST FACE BOARD – 4 INCH STEP 1 Line up edge of fence board with flange edge. Attach fence board by fastening five #8 x 3/4" cover screws into flange, followed by five more screws into adjacent flange (Fig. 13). Figure 13 GATE POST COVER BOARD – SWING-OUT GATE Use the numbering system below to identify the gate post pocket positions referenced in the following steps.
POSTMASTER Installation Instructions 4 7 INSTALL POST COVERS (continued) STEP 3 Attach a 2 x 2 to a cover board. Install the cover board so the 2 x 2 fits into rail pocket #3, and fasten the assembly in place by nailing into the 2 x 2 in rail pocket #4 (Fig. 16). Figure 16 GATE POST COVER BOARD – SWING-IN GATE STEP 1 Attach a 2 x 2 in rail pocket #1 by fastening five #8 x 1-1/4" rail screws into it through flanges from rail pocket #3 (Fig. 17).
POSTMASTER Installation Instructions 5 8 INSTALL FENCE BOARDS STEP 1 Install all fence boards according to fence style. 6 INSTALL GATE HARDWARE SWING-OUT GATE OPTION 1 Use 8" ornamental strap hinge. Figure 20 OPTION 2 Use 8" maxima strap hinge. SWING-IN GATE Figure 21 Use hanger bolt combined with 8" ornamental strap hinge. For more information, contact our Customer Service Department: 1-888-MH-FENCE (toll-free) 4000 W Metropolitan Dr, Orange, CA 92868 e-mail: info@FenceOnline.com • www.
