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60 • JUNE 2013 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Huge privacy fence isolates neighborhood from substation continued from page 11 veteran Jack Kinne. Cianchette is the son of president and general manager Rocky Cianchette, and is the third generation to be involved in the family-owned Main Line Fence, which was established in 1948 and is the oldest and largest fence contractor in the state of Maine. Other principals in the firm include vice-president Glen York, a 42 year veteran. The firm does around 500 installations a year, and while the substation job might not have been the most difficult in the company's history, it had to rank near the top due to the conditions encountered. The roots of Main Line Fence go back to Robbins & White, a structural steel erection company in Portland, Maine which was formed by the partnership of Winston C. Robbins and Lloyd White. In 1948 Main Line Fence Co. was incorporated as a separate division. Over the next 20 years, Main Line Fence's operations grew and modernized, while the original Robbins & White steel construction business began to decline. In 1969 Main Line Fence was acquired by Norris Cianchette, who soon moved operations to a new location in Cumberland, where the company has remained ever since. In 1986, Norris was succeeded by his son, Rocky, who learned the business from the post holes up. For more information on Main Line Fence, visit the web site www.mainlinefence.com. Above, one of the 24 in. wide x 48 in. deep footings, all of which had to be dug by hand. As shown above in a photo of the fence under construction, the backing rails are pressure treated 2x6s mounted to the posts using galvanized joist hangers. Below, the Main Line Fence crew plumbs the upright posts. With access to the site limited, no power equipment could be used to dig the holes, even in the rocky Maine soil. Above, uprights are braced in place while the concrete footings cure. In the background is the electrical substation from which the tall fence is designed to shield the neighborhood.