Installing Vinyl Privacy Fence Posts

It goes without saying but unlike wood or metal pvc fence posts cannot be driven into the ground.

Installing vinyl privacy fence posts.

To install a vinyl fence start by using a power auger or a post hole digger to dig the holes for your fence posts. Make sure that the holes are 10 inches in diameter and deep enough to hold the length of your post plus 6 inches for a layer of gravel. Secure it with galvanized screws. Rule of thumb 30 inches works best with most pvc fence posts.

Prepare the vinyl fence posts by first cutting a pressure treated 5x5 into 24 inch long pieces. Posts are the 4 by 4s which are set firmly into the ground and provide stability for the fence. Insert a piece of 5x5 inside the hollow vinyl post. Installing a vinyl fence.

Lay out the fence stretch a string line tightly along the proposed fence run locate the corner posts and dig 3 ft deep postholes. Installing vinyl material fence posts in the ground. How deep should a fence post be for vinyl. When starting against an existing fence post or other object dig the first fence post hole to 32 inches deep using a manual post hole digger.

Vinyl fence panels are comprised of a bottom rail top rail and slats. Snap the ends of the top and bottom rails into the appropriate holes on the fence posts. Line posts are any posts between the main posts they provide stability and attachment points for fence panels. They re usually set deep into the ground for support.

Plan your fence and follow the rules photo 1. Assemble them according to manufacturer s instructions.