Picket Fence Assembly Instruction Royal Fencing
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Fence Assembly Instruction Royal Fencing
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A kit of tools includes
- a spade
- a hack-saw
- a mechanical screwdriver
- a hand screwdriver
- a mason's level with a plumb-line
- a level hung on a rope
- a rubber hammer
- a rope
- a measuring tape (5m long)
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I. Preparation of the land
- remove any obstacles and level the land before assembling the fence (Fig. 2)
- if necessary, make a foundation
- to facilitate the assembly of the fencing remove bushes and high grass in the line of the fence
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II. Staking out
- mark final points and placec of bending in the fencing line by means of wooden stakes or a piece of chalk when the ground is hard (e.g. concrete) - Fig. 3
- if the fencing is to be bent at the angle of 90, so stake it out using a triangle design of sides 50, 80, and 100 cm (mark lengths of 60 cm and 80 cm in the fencing line, a distance between ends of the measured sections should be 100 cm).
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- mark locations of gates and wickets, if possible these points should be spaced in such a way in order a distance between them was a multiple of a fencing module
(if it is impossible, a salesman can help to adopt the dimensions of the fence to real dimensions)
- check if dimensions in the field are consistent with dimensions of the fencing (Fig. 4) |
| - mark places of assembly of fencing posts by means of placing stakes (or using a piece of chalk) in the axis of the post perpendicular to the fencing line; place the stakes in such a way to allow digging a hole - about 0.5 m from the fencing line (Fig. 5) |
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III. Assembly of posts in the ground using concrete
- dig holes (40x40 cm, 60-80 cm deep) to assembly posts depending on a kind of the ground and the freezing zone (a salesman shall advise) (Fig. 6 and 7). The bottom of the hole should be filled with sand, 5-10 cm thick (Fig. 8)
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IV. Stabilization of posts
- first install corner posts and these in bending places
- upon their proper setting vertically and stabilization (as below) a rope should be placed on posts in the outside part with spacer washers of 1 cm thick (all washers of the same thickness) which shall facilitate installment of other posts in the same line (Fig. 9)
- place posts vertically (check the verticality by means of a mason's level putting it on both sides of each post) - Fig. 10, and then fill the hole and inside of each post with sand or a concrete mixture (when posts are filled with sand, corner and gate / wicket posts and every third post should be filled with concrete). Posts may be filled with sand or concrete up to 1/3 of their height (while gate posts should be additionally provided with two reinforced bars of diameter 10-12 mm in corners of a post (Fig. 11, 12).
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 Fig. 9  Fig. 10
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V. Assembly of posts using point-ended sleeves:
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1. Follow items I and II.
2. In a place prepared earlier for assembly purposes, force a point-ended sleeve into the ground by hand. |
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3. Such a prepared point-ended sleeve should be set by means of a mason's level - Fig. 14.
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4. Then force the point-ended sleeve into the ground by means of a hammer (ask for help another person to prevent losing the verticality) - Fig. 15.
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5. Mark out and drill holes in the post corresponding to fixing holes in the point-ended sleeve as in Fig. 16
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6. After having drilled the holes, insert a post in the sleeve part above the ground watching the space of the holes, and fix the post to the sleeve by means of screws (Fig. 17).
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| Fig.18 shows a section of a proper assembly of a post and a point-ended sleeve. |
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VI. Assembly of posts using anchors:
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1. Follow items I and II.
2. In a place prepared for assembly purposes, place an anchor and mark in the ground places to drill holes - Fig. 19. |
3. In marked places drill holes by means of an impact drill to install screw-locking pins - Fig. 20.
4. Insert screw-locking pins in such drilled holes.
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5. Place an anchor and fix it to the ground by screws - Fig. 21. |
6. Mark out and drill holes in a post corresponding fixing holes in the anchor as in Fig. 22.
7. After having drilled the holes, insert a post in the anchor part above the ground watching the space of the holes, and fix the post to the anchor by means of screws (Fig. 23).
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| 8. Fig. 24 demonstrates a section of the proper assembly of the post and the anchor. |
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VII. Adjustment of height of posts in case of sloped lands:
Note: In case of any doubts, please direct your questions to a salesman who shall advise you the best solution of any problem. |
1) even slope
- when a difference of levels is slight (up to 15 cm), the fencing may be arranged in the same level or only one offset may be provided in the mid of the fence length (an offset is a half of the amount of the level differences - A) - Fig. 25 and 26
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- when a difference of levels is more than 15 cm, offsets should be provided evenly in each post; however if such offsets and smaller than 4 cm, it is recommended to provide an offset every several posts (in order its amount is from 3 to 15 cm) - Fig. 27 and 28 |
2) uneven slope
- before commencement of making the fencing, one should level, if possible, the land to make any slopes be more smooth
- offsets of tops of posts should be arranged in such a way that a segment of fencing assembled in a higher post near the ground do not extend above the upper edge of a lower post (in case of high offsets longer posts should be ordered) - Fig. 29
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3) locally uneven land
- to facilitate the assembly of fencing, it is recommended to level a locally uneven land |
Fig. 30
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VIII. Assembly of a fencing section:
Assembly of holders of a fencing section
- assembling of holders of a fencing section should be started from a post placed higher (in case of a sloped land)
- a lower holder (B) should be fixed in the height ensuring a minimum clearance between a fencing section and the ground
- a holder should be fixed by screws to the post upon its location adjustment
- repeat the same operation with regard to an upper holder (C) in a distance (A) in accordance with dimensions used in the assembly of a section - Fig. 30
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- insert a fencing section in holders of one post, check its verticality, mark places to install holders in the other post and check if a section does not extend above the other post
- place the section aside and fix holders to the other post
- insert the section in holders, check verticality, and fix it by screws - Fig. 31 |
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Fixing a section at the acute angle to the wall of a post, if the section bending does not extend 5o from the right angle or from the fencing line may be accomplished by means of a special connector; if the section bending is higher that 5o then fixing a section to a post may be accomplished by means of metal angles; in such a case a distance between posts should be reduced, and cross-pieces of a section should be cut at a respective angle (Fig. 32, and 33) |
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IX. Finish
- last operation is fixing of post caps; apply some glue in the cap (in the perimeter of the cap inside) then insert it up to the required level - in case of slight unevenness of top edges of the posts, the height of a post may be adjusted by caps inserted respectively - Fig. 34
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- upon completion of assembly of the fencing, remove any dirties in the surface of elements by means of a rag wetted with any detergent; in case of stronger dirties (e.g. oil, grease, paint) the surface should be cleaned with dissolvent - Fig. 35 |
X. Maintenance
Maintenance is limited to washing surfaces of elements of the fencing by means of a pressure facility or a rag wetted with any detergent. | | | |
