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Suesan
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On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Sandaidh <sandaidh@atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> Seems like my posts to the groups are taking two, three and sometimes more
> days to show up.
>
> I installed a vinyl, two-rail ranch fence this past summer. I live in the
> snow belt of western New York, so this will be the first winter for my
> fence. The fence posts are 5 ft long and were buried two ft in the ground.
> That part in the ground was filled with quick-setting Sac-rete. There is
> *no* cement around the outside of the posts. I specifically went this way
> because of the proximity of a gas line in the ground. We haven't been
> through winter yet, so I can't say definitively about the frost heave, or
> the snow pushed by the street snow plow. The first post is about 3 ft away
> from the road, just my side of the street right-of-way. Be able to say more
> next spring, assuming we have a normal winter.
>
> The most difficult part was having to hand dig the holes, again because of
> the gas line. It does go faster with two people, although I set the first
> 16 ft (three posts, four rails) by myself. I'm female, 61 yrs old and have
> no post hole digger; I used a couple of shovels. That took me about 4
> hours. When my helper showed up the next day, we finished off the remainder
> (125 ft total) in less than a day. Started about 8am and finished about
> 2pm. He brought a post hole digger with him, which helped a lot. <g> So
> far, the fence is sturdy and looks good.
>
> There are numerous videos online which show how to install vinyl fencing.
> My only nit-pick with them is that most are installing privacy fences, which
> is not what I have. Still, each one had a little something from which I
> could learn. But that's why I asked what kind of fence you have. Just
> Google 'installing vinyl fence.' For the most part, it's much the same as
> installing any other kind of fence. Use a guide string to make sure the
> fence posts are in line, and straight. A corner/post level (about $5 at
> Home Depot) is a god send for making sure the posts are plumb (in all
> directions). A post hole digger is a definite help digging the holes. What
> else do you need to know?
>
> Hope this helps...and arrives sooner than three days from now.
>
> Sandaidh
> sandaidh@atlanticbb.net
>
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