Pure Country Fence Installation Tips

Want to install your own fence like the Pros? No Problem. Here are some handy tips to help you do just that:
  1. Install corner post or end post plumb and straight
  2. Use a string line to ensure fence is straight
  3. Do not predrill post holes, but dig hole 8 or 10 feet on center using your rail as a guide. Drill each hole 27" deep to ensure bottom rail is approximately 12" from the ground.
  4. Use a 9" or 12" auger bit to drill post holes
  5. After first post is tamped and installed, dig or auger the next post hole. First, slide rails into the initial post and second, slide into the next post mortices before you tamp that post. Ensure to make any adjustments to post hole depth and alignment before you tamp each post.
  6. Tamp dirt around each post as it is installed.
  7. Continue installing rails until the line is complete.
  8. If needed, Add 2" minus crushed gravel as tamping material to solidify each post.
  9. Ensure that the wildest side of the rail is up.
  10. Add 3% to 5% to your materials list to account for changes, mistakes and measurement drift.

Pertinent Information for Stacking Rails

Stacking Fence — Snake Fence — Zig‐Zag Fence

Information:


  1. Heights calculated by placing bottom rail on 3" spacer off the ground
  2. Tips of rails hand over by approximately 6"
  3. For securing stacking fence, pre‐drill holes and use 7" galvanized nails or use 7" deck screws

Note:

Above angles are recommended. However, fence can be installed at sharper, or more open, angles.

Fence height by Rail Type


Number of Rails High Pony Rails
(min. 10" girth) 		Jumbo Rails
(min. 14" girth) 		Super Jumbo Rails
(min. 18" girth)
3 19" — 22" 20" — 24" 32" — 37"
4 24" — 27" 27" — 31" 40" — 45"
5 29" — 32" 34" — 38" 48" — 53"
6 34" — 37" 41" — 45" 56" — 60"
7 39" — 42" 48" — 52" —
8 44" — 47" — —
9 49" — 52" — —