How to Install a Wood Fence

02 Dec.,2024

 

How to Install a Wood Fence

A wood fence around your yard creates privacy, discourages intruders, and keeps kids and pets safe. With professionally installed wood fences costing from $16 to $40 per foot, it's significantly cheaper to install a fence yourself.

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This guide yields one section of fence: 8 linear feet. Add as many sections as you need to enclose your outdoor space with fence.

Easy Way to Install a Fence

The classic way to build a wood fence is to construct it from scratch, An easier way is to use large, pre-built fence panels. The 8-foot-long fence panels are 6 feet high. This height conforms to most building codes.

Also, instead of mixing wet concrete, use dry concrete. Pour the dry concrete in the fence post holes, then follow with water. The water filters out through the soil. The concrete hardens in less than an hour.

Before You Begin

Discuss the fence with your adjacent neighbor. Some communities may require that you obtain written permission from all adjoining neighbors. Look at your house title documents to see if any property easements run below the fence.

Many communities require a building permit before installing a wood fence. Observe height restrictions (often 6 feet, but this may vary), as well as zoning setbacks from the property line.

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When to Build a Wood Fence

In areas that experience extreme cold, you may not be able to begin the project until spring, when frozen ground begins to thaw.

How to Build a Fence

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Dig Holes

Dig holes using a post hole digger or two-person auger. You can rent an auger and make quick work of digging the post holes. When using an auger, avoid any areas marked by the utility company. 

Dig holes about a third as deep as they are tall. For example, an 8-foot post needs a hole at least 2 1/2-feet deep, plus add about 4-inches for gravel. The diameter of the hole should be three times the width of the post. 

In colder climates, dig below the frost line. Look up the frost line in your area online or contact your local building office. Not digging sufficiently below the frost line will cause the posts to heave out of the ground.

Tip: Call 811 before you dig. Your local utility company will mark the location of any water, gas, and power lines in your yard. To be safe, hand dig any holes that are within 18-inches to 24-inches of a marked utility.

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