METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION (CHAIN-LINK FENCE with BARBED WIRE)

Preparing for a Chain-link Fence

Mark the fence post holes

dig the post holes

Install the posts

Install the post hardware

Hang the fence fabric

Attach the gate

Install barbed wire

INSTALLATION OF CAHIN-LINK FENCE

1. Preparing for a Chain-link Fence

 mark the property line and renting a truck to transport fence materials to
project places because it is heavy and bulky
 note the post locations and gate locations using graph paper to draw a plan
for the fence. This plan is required to approved building permit.

2. Mark the Fence Layout

 Mark the layout using string and batter boards. Place the batter boards where
the fence corners will be located and tie the string to it. 

 To square the corners, measure three feet along one string and four feet
along the adjacent string.
  Mark the posts and spacing with stakes and typical spacing is between 6 and
10 feet on centre
 Check the manufacturer’s directions for post spacing. Mark the holes about
half the width of the post away from the layout lines. Then, mark your lines on
the batter boards with a pencil and untie them to dig the holes.

3. Dig the Post Holes

 Mark the layout string locations on the batter boards and remove the strings.

 Dig the holes for terminal posts (end, gate and corner posts) 
 Using power auger more easy and can save time
 Reattach your layout lines to the batter boards.
4. Install the Posts

 Set the terminal posts first. They’ll be the height of the chain-link fabric and
also three row barbed wire under the chain-link fabric plus two inches.

 Add concrete mix to the post holes.

 Then use a post level to make sure each post is plumb, then hold it in place
with braces.
 Let the concrete dry. After it has dried, remove the braces and fill in the rest of
the hole with dirt.

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5. Install the Post Hardware

 When installing the hardware, leave it loose at first. You’ll tighten the nuts and
bolts after the fabric is installed

 Add tension bands in each direction for corner posts, and alternate the cups
of the brace bands with one up and one down.
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6. Install the Fence Rails

 Attach the offset loop post tops to the line posts with the offset toward the
outside.

 Run tension wire along the bottom of the fabric, about 2 inches from the
ground and on the same side.
7. Hang the Fence Fabric

 Spread the fabric lay firmly on the ground and tie a tension bar through the
first row of diamonds.

 Use the tension bands and carriage bolts to secure the tension bar to the
terminal post.
 Just past your end post, the fabric should extend. Open the loops at the top
and bottom of a fabric strand, then twist it out to cut any excess fabric at the
end.
 Attach the fabric to the very last post. Add a tension bar about 3 feet from the
fabric's end. Attach a come-along to the terminal pole using a temporary
tension band. Link the tension bar with a stretcher bar, then attach the come-
along and tighten the fabric. When you can stretch the diamonds just a tiny
bit, the fabric is tight enough.
 Pull the extra fabric to the terminal post and tie a tension bar through it and
the post's tension bands. Bolts should be tightened. Remove the temporary
bar and the come-along.

 Use fence ties to secure the fabric to the posts every 12 inches and every 24
inches along the top rail. Use wire clips to fasten the fence to the tension wire
along the bottom.
8. Attach the Gate

 Put the gate hinges to the posts about 8 inches from the top and bottom. 
 Loosely install the frame hinges to the gate.

 Place the latch on the gate at a convenient height and fasten it with nuts and
bolts.

9. Install barbed wire

 Attach the barbed wire extension rod to the chain fence’s existing corner rod.
 Locate the clamps on the barbed wire post; each post has three. Attach a
piece of wire mesh to one of the clamps and wrap it around the post.
 Attach the barbed wire to the corner post next to it. Attach the wire mesh filter
to the barbed wire mesh and tighten until it is secure, then clap the wire mesh
to the next post.
 Attach the barbed wire to the first corner post with the provided clip, then cut
off the excess after it has been tightened and secured.