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March 2019

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800.542.2379 | KINGMETALS.COM | FACEBOOK | PINTEREST | YOUTUBE | INSTAGRAM Call or online with a product product specialist specialist from 7:00am to 7:00pm Central Monday - Friday & Noon on Saturday Panels Elevations to 30° FENCE FENCE FENCE PANELS, PANELS, PANELS, GATES GATES GATES & & & POSTS POSTS POSTS HI-GLOSS HI-GLOSS OUT OUT you! Easy Installation Pool Code 16 & 18 Gauge Decorative Walk & Walk & Walk Traditional Fence Styles Board on Board Shadow Box Spaced Picket 6" Gravel 30" 10" 1 Plan, Layout & Mark 3 Install Rails 4 Install Pickets 2 Locate & Set Posts Locate your property's boundary lines. Precisely marking the fence layout is the critical rst step in a quality installation. Stake the locations of each Corner Post and Gate Post. Line Posts should be spaced the length of your rail + 2", on center. The exact spacing may be modied depending on rails used, fence height and ground slope. Place shorter sections at the corners or near gates or buildings to make the fence t the length of the layout. Corner Post Corner Post Gate Post Line Post Line Post Gate Gate Post Installation Guidelines Dig the corner and gate post holes 6 in. - 10 in. diameter and 30 inches deep. The exact diameter and depth will be determined by local conditions. The height of fence pickets should be 8 in. above the top of the top rail and 8 inches below the bottom of the bottom rail. Leave a 2 inch gap at the bottom between the pickets and the ground. Center the terminal posts in the holes. Make sure the posts are plumb, square to the fence line and set to the correct height. Block and support the post to preserve post position as installation continues. Fill the hole with concrete in a continuous pour, mounding the top to direct water away from the post. When the concrete has hardened in the corner and gate posts, stretch a string between them to help set the line posts at the correct height. TOP RAIL RAILS ARE ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE POSTMASTER® PLUS POSTS MID RAIL BOTTOM RAIL NOTE: If the ground slopes, be sure to cut both rail-ends diagonally to allow a ush t against the post. 5 Install Cover Boards One string – ange to ange to ange. Corner Post Gate Post Line Post Line Post Typically pickets are positioned 2" above ground level and extend 8" above the top of the top rail. Finish the installation by adding 1x6 cover boards over the PostMaster PLUS posts. Top rails are installed at the top of the post; bottom rails are attached 8" above the board bottom and middle rails are centered between the top and bottom rails. Two #8/9 x 1 ¼ in. countersunk or ¼" lag screws Line Post Line Post 6" Gravel 2" Gap 30" 10" 6-8" 6-8" 6" Gravel 24" 10" 6-8" 6-8" Traditional Fence Styles Board on Board Shadow Box Spaced Picket 6" Gravel 30" 10" 1 Plan, Layout & Mark 3 Install Rails 4 Install Pickets 2 Locate & Set Posts Locate your property's boundary lines. Precisely marking the fence layout is the critical rst step in a quality installation. Stake the locations of each Corner Post and Gate Post. Line Posts should be spaced the length of your rail + 2", on center. The exact spacing may be modied depending on rails used, fence height and ground slope. Place shorter sections at the corners or near gates or buildings to make the fence t the length of the layout. Corner Post Corner Post Gate Post Line Post Line Post Gate Gate Post Installation Guidelines Dig the corner and gate post holes 6 in. - 10 in. diameter and 30 inches deep. The exact diameter and depth will be determined by local conditions. The height of fence pickets should be 8 in. above the top of the top rail and 8 inches below the bottom of the bottom rail. Leave a 2 inch gap at the bottom between the pickets and the ground. Center the terminal posts in the holes. Make sure the posts are plumb, square to the fence line and set to the correct height. Block and support the post to preserve post position as installation continues. Fill the hole with concrete in a continuous pour, mounding the top to direct water away from the post. When the concrete has hardened in the corner and gate posts, stretch a string between them to help set the line posts at the correct height. TOP RAIL RAILS ARE ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE POSTMASTER® PLUS POSTS MID RAIL BOTTOM RAIL NOTE: If the ground slopes, be sure to cut both rail-ends diagonally to allow a ush t against the post. 5 Install Cover Boards One string – ange to ange to ange. Corner Post Gate Post Line Post Line Post Typically pickets are positioned 2" above ground level and extend 8" above the top of the top rail. Finish the installation by adding 1x6 cover boards over the PostMaster PLUS posts. Top rails are installed at the top of the post; bottom rails are attached 8" above the board bottom and middle rails are centered between the top and bottom rails. Two #8/9 x 1 ¼ in. countersunk or ¼" lag screws Line Post Line Post Gate Post 6" Gravel 2" Gap 30" 10" 6-8" 6-8" 6" Gravel 24" 10" 6-8" 6-8"

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