Instructions / Assembly
SLIPFENCE Traditional Installation Instructions
Slipfence is specifically designed for homeowners who want a warm and private
wood fence, but with the Stability and Endurance of an Aluminum
Fence….AND….Simple to install.
1)When planning your Traditional SLIPFENCE installation, make sure to map out
your fence posts exactly 8 feet apart, from the center of the post to the center of the
next post.
2) Dig 8" diameter post holes 36” to 48” deep and fill the bottom with a few inches
gravel if required… (colder climates may require a deeper post-hole).
3) Insert the Square Aluminum post into the hole and ensure that the post is at least
76” from the ground to the top of the post for a 6 foot fence.
4) Then pour concrete into the hole around the post to set, do the same for the next
post in the fence-line, …and while the concrete is still wet, lay a 93” piece of 2x4 on
the ground to make sure you have the proper spacing between your posts
then level each post on both X and Y Axis.
Repeat this same procedure for all posts in your fence project.
5) When the concrete has dried, fasten your first lower bracket, approximately 12”
up from the ground onto the first post with the self-drilling screws provided
through the oval screw hole in the bracket.
6) If your project is following the Grade of the property it is at this point where you
would set up your string-line for lower brackets and rails to align approximately 12”
from ground.
7) Next, measure the space between the first two posts in the fence line and cut a
piece of 2 x 4 lumber to that length less one quarter of an inch for the thickness of
the brackets. This is your lower rail.
8) If you are stepping the fence and keeping all sections level, Place the cut 2 x 4 into
the first bracket cradle. Then…place a second bracket onto the opposite end of the
2x4 and level this rail between the two posts.
9) Once the rail is level, either mark with pencil, or drill the bracket directly through
the top hole of the bracket and into the post with the self-drilling screws supplied.
9b) Check the Level once more and if small adjustments are required you can simply
loosen the screw in the oval hole and adjust the level, and re-tighten.
10) Then remove the 2x4 rail and drill in the remaining screws through the bracket
and into the posts to secure both brackets to the posts.