- 1). Determine the location for the snow fence and place some temporary wooden stakes in the ground to mark the location. This will help you to better visualize the fence and overall length prior to putting it in the ground. The fence needs to be positioned on the windward side of whatever it is meant to protect.
- 2). Roll the fencing out along the stake line. Be sure that there is enough to cover the area, and that there is no damage to the fence material that would make it less effective.
- 3). Create marks on the ground with spray paint, starting at the outside edge of the fencing, and approximately every 8 feet thereafter. Use a spade to dig holes straight down at these marks a distance roughly equal to one-third the length of the post.
- 4). Place the posts from the kit squarely into the holes and pull them back with dirt. Try to keep the posts as straight as possible while filling to help keep the fence from bending during the winter months. Compact the dirt tightly to give it a good solid base at the posts.
- 5). Raise a portion of the fencing material from the ground and hold it up to the posts, one by one. Have someone help you hold the fence in place while you use a thick wire (from the kit) to join the fence to the top of the support posts. Leave a gap of approximately five inches between the bottom of the fence and the ground to aid in drift formation and to reduce the possibility of the fence being buried by snow.Twist the wire tightly with pliers to be sure it will not pull free. Repeat for the entire length of fence.
- 6). Return to the point where you started and begin attaching the lower section of the fence to the posts with the wire. Do this just as you did at the top; using pliers to twist the wire and working steadily down the fence. Check the stability of the fence to see if it is rigid. If not, apply more dirt at each post and tamp it down with a scrap piece of 2-by-4 lumber.
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