Build a fence in half a day.
Fencing can be an expensive or complicated project, but if what you really need is fast, functional fencing for your dog, you can build it in a few hours with minimal expense. The fence posts will need to be set in concrete at least two days in advance, but then the fence will go together in a half-day.
Instructions
Preparation
1. Choose your fence location. Measure and mark the perimeter. If the dog will spend most of its time in the fenced area, a space of at least 25-by-25 feet provides enough room to play. Choose where your gate will go.
2. Dig post holes. You will place a 4-by-4 post at each corner of your fenced area. Set a post in each hole, level it and pour in a few inches of concrete mix. Add water and stir. Continue adding concrete and water until the hole is filled.
3. Set your gate post. Your gate will hang between the fifth post and one of your corner posts. Measure the width of your gate and add 4 inches. For example, if your gate is 38 inches wide, you will want 42 inches between the corner post and the gate post. Dig a post hole. Level the post and confirm your measurement. Add the concrete. Allow the posts to set undisturbed for at least 48 hours.
Install Fencing
4. Use a string or garden hose to mark a straight line along your fence perimeter. Pound T-posts into the ground, spacing them 5 feet apart and five feet from each corner post. You can use another T-post to brace each corner post. To do that, set the bottom of a T-post on the ground where the first T-post is hammered in, rest its top end against the wooden 4-by-4 and hammer it slightly into the wood to hold it in place.
5. Use fence staples to attach the end of your fencing to a corner post. Use the fence-stretcher and come-along to pull it taught and staple the fencing to the next corner post. Continue along the perimeter of the fence.
6. Use wire ties to secure the fencing to the T-posts. Wire the angled T-posts to the fencing as well.
7. Hang your gate. Drill pilot holes for your lag hinges. Install the hinges in the wooden 4-by-4 post, Hang your gate and tighten down the bolts on the gate's frame hinges. Next, drill a pilot hole for your gate latch. Attach latch to 4-by-4 post.
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