- 1). Measure your property and draw it to scale on a piece of paper. Determine which areas you want to fence off and draw the outline of the fence. For every terminal post, like a line, gate or end post, draw a circle on the outline of the fence.
- 2). Tie a piece of string to a stake and drive it into the ground 2 feet behind where one of the corner posts will go. Imagine the fence continuing through the corner instead of taking the turn to determine the line for placing the stake. Hold the string and walk to the other end of that piece of fence. Cut and tie the string to another stake, and drive it into the ground 2 feet behind that terminal post. If it's an end post against a wall or house, place the stake exactly where the post will go. Continue placing the stakes until the entire fence is laid out. Space apart the gate posts a distance equal to the gate plus the width of the hinges and latches.
- 3). Dig the holes for all the posts using the post hole digger. The holes should be around 30 inches deep. Dig out the bottom of the hole so that it is wider than the top. This will prevent the cement from pushing out of the ground during a freeze.
- 4). Pour the concrete and water into the hole according to the directions on the bag. Make a mark on the terminal posts 74 inches from the top so that you will know how deep to set the post. Do the same on the line posts, but make it 70 inches. Place the posts into the concrete down to the mark that you made. Make sure that the posts are straight with a level, and wait 24 hours for them to set before continuing.
- 5). Slip six tension bands onto the terminal posts, 12 for corner posts, and then place a brace band and a post cap on each post. Place the loop caps on top of the line posts and slide the top rail in. Cover the ends of the top rail with the post caps, and use a carriage bolt to connect the post caps to the brace bands on the top of the terminal posts.
- 6). Unroll the end of the chain link fabric and slide a tension bar into the end links of the fabric. Move the fabric to a terminal post and attach the tension bar to the terminal post using the tension bands and carriage bolts. The six tension bands should each be 1 foot apart. Unroll the fabric so that it reaches to the end of the stretch of fence. If may be easier to lay it on the ground to unroll it.
- 7). Pull on the fabric by hand and install a tension bar about 10 feet away from the second terminal post. Attach the spreader bar to the tension bar and attach a come-along to the spreader bar. Attach the other end of the come-along to the second terminal post. Crank the handle on the come-along to stretch the fabric. Continue to stretch the fabric until there is just a little bit of give when you squeeze a diamond in your hand.
- 8). Separate any fabric that goes past the terminal post by undoing the knuckles of one wire at the bottom and top of the fabric. Rotate the wire and it will come out, separating the chain link fabric. Remove the tension bar, spreader bar and come-along. Place a tension bar in the last links of the fabric. Attach the tension bar to the six tension bands on the terminal posts.
- 9). Attach the fabric to the top rail with wire ties spread 24 inches apart. Attach the fabric to the line posts using the same wire ties spread 12 inches apart.
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