| A fenced in yard is a great asset to a home. | | | | anchored in the ground. In order to achieve |
| Unfortunately, paying a builder to install | | | | this, you should dig the holes deep enough to |
| one for you can be very costly. Here are | | | | bury at least one third of the post. You can |
| some basic things that you need to know in | | | | use a manual post hole digger or you can rent |
| order to build your own fence. | | | | a mechanical one. If you have a large yard, |
| | | | a mechanical one will be a lot faster. Once |
| Designing your own fence does not have to be | | | | you have dug the holes. Drop a shovelful or |
| fancy. You simply need to decide what type | | | | two of gravel into the hole to make a stable |
| of fence you want to build . Think about | | | | bed for the post to rest on. |
| whether you want a traditional picket fence | | | | |
| or perhaps you want a privacy fence. Plot | | | | When the holes are dug it is time to install |
| out where your gate will be located, where | | | | the posts. Make sure that you secure the |
| you will start the first post, how far apart | | | | posts with a brace to ensure that they are |
| the posts will be, and how high the fence | | | | perfectly upright while you pack dirt or |
| will be. | | | | concrete around them. If they are slanted, |
| | | | it will mess up the line of your fence and |
| Next you need to mark a line to follow where | | | | could promote rotting of the wood. Give the |
| the posts will be. This doesn't need to be | | | | dirt or concrete enough time to set up before |
| complicated. Just figure out where your end | | | | you take down the braces |
| posts will be and start there. You want to | | | | |
| make sure that your line is straight or your | | | | After you have the posts firmly in place it |
| fence will be crooked and it will not be as | | | | is time to add the rails. Many people build |
| sturdy as it should be. | | | | their fence in sections and then attach each |
| | | | section to the posts. This can be |
| Your posts should be made from treated wood. | | | | advantageous because you can build on a more |
| If your wood was not treated before you | | | | stable surface and be sure that all of your |
| bought it, you will definitely want to take | | | | rails are perfectly straight and even. |
| the time to treat it yourself. Make sure the | | | | |
| posts sit with the treatment solution for an | | | | If you follow these few simple steps, you |
| entire day to be sure they are well saturated | | | | will have a beautiful fence that you built |
| before you put them in the ground. | | | | yourself for much less than you would spend |
| | | | paying someone to install it for you. |
| You will want your posts to be firmly | | | | |