Installing Privacy Fence Posts

A wood fence adds privacy and improves security while giving your landscape a traditional look.

Installing privacy fence posts.

Install a bottom and top rail to attach to the fence posts. The video takes you through the process step by step. A butt joint is a basic wood joint where the ends of the rails are aligned placed together and then secured. Three factors contribute to this early failure.

Next dig post holes 8 feet apart add some gravel so the posts don t rot put the posts in the holes and fix them in place with concrete. This includes installing the fence posts how to install fasteners installing the fence sections and. Vinyl fencing will bend without breaking allowing it to withstand high winds and minor impacts. The fastest and most foolproof way to install fence posts for fence posts that are firmly set and straight all you need is a good technique a helpful friend and the right products.

This flexibility depends on proper vinyl fence installation. Cedar has a reputation for durability but unless a few guidelines are followed cedar posts can fail in as few as five years. Don t install posts too close together. In this project we used a butt joint to secure the rail to the body of the post rather than the top of the post.

Before you start building your privacy fence get a permit from the city or neighborhood if you need one. Poor drainage low quality wood and poor protection against insect damage. Here s how to install new cedar fence posts and avoid the problems that made your old posts rot.