Putting Up Vinyl Fence Panels

Fine tune the final post heights.

Putting up vinyl fence panels.

Snap the ends of the top and bottom rails into the appropriate holes on the fence posts. Installing a vinyl fence. To get started you ll need to start installing the fence posts which will form the corners of the fence. Assemble the fence panels vinyl fence panels are comprised of a bottom rail top rail and slats.

This tutorial is split into two different videos. This is a video on how to build a vinyl privacy fence. Install one panel at a time and keep your trusty level handy. Instructions for building the fence on flat and sloped terrain.

The second video is called how to build a privacy vi. Check to make sure the pole is plumb using a level and move on to the next post hole. Check to make sure each panel is level once installed. Vinyl fence cost the average cost to install a pvc or vinyl fence is 15 to 30 per linear foot with most homeowners spending 2 848 to 5 696 for both materials and professional installation.

Insert a 2 foot 61 cm long 4 x 4 or 5 x 5 and use 1 5 in 3 8 4 cm screws on at least two sides to secure the. Clamp the 2x4s to the posts and stake them to the ground. The fence gradually steps up the slope so that each bay section is the same length and the rails are level instead of parallel to the slope. When staking out line posts on a slope for a step method installation you ll need a true horizontal measurement for post placement.

Building a vinyl fence how to assemble a vinyl panel fence using either the routed system or the bracket system. Dig a hole that is twice the diameter of the post and one third of the height of the post using a posthole digger. Assemble them according to manufacturer s instructions. If you re putting your fence up in especially windy conditions brace the posts with 2x4s in both directions while the concrete sets.

Continue installing all the posts. Installing a vinyl fence on a slope requires the use of the step method.