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I Can't Put Up a Fence!

  • Anyone's help is greatly appreciated. I'm not very good at building things but I try. I got some nice fencing to put up a dog and cat enclosure out back. I figured, no big deal you just clamp one section to the next. Problem is I have a really long section and cannot get it in a nice clean line. The terrain is not level and it would take a lot of work to level it out. The fence bows out or in. Feel free to laugh at the pic. I tried to pound in some posts but it's very rocky ( They don't call them the rocky mountains for nothing.). Anyone know of a way that I can straighten this up?

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    stymie2000 ●

  • I agree- it looks like shit.

    ErnieMcCracken

  • Do us all a favor and never build a pergola arbor.

    EdMartinsLoan

  • Chickenwire? Are you trying to recreate Bob's Country Bunker?

    Larry Kazamias

  • Looks like there is a lot of open land there. **** the fence and let the dog and cat roam free. Problem solved thumbsup

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    Floyd Robertson ●

  • Use a damn chalk line and make a straight line. Then dig holes where the poles are going in, use cement and level them with a damn level. Once they are cemented in they won't bow like the back of your pic.

    I'm going to give you a +1 for having the balls to post that pic. It's the saddest thing I've seen all day.

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    Snake Plissken ●

  • lollollollollollol

    good job, good effort

    "Put your mother in a straight-jacket you punk ass white boy." ~ Mike Tyson

    tig ol bitties1

  • Good thing you don't work for the border patrol.:-)

    TBD1

  • Snake Plissken said...

    Use a damn chalk line and make a straight line. Then dig holes where the poles are going in, use cement and level them with a damn level. Once they are cemented in they won't bow like the back of your pic.

    I'm going to give you a +1 for having the balls to post that pic. It's the saddest thing I've seen all day.

    This. one hundred percent this. Get a post hole digger, it will be pretty damn easy.

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    DMBSparty

  • If you can get the posts straight up and down, that is the key (see Snake's advice). Beyond that, if it contains the critters, just paint a big sign "Don't Laugh, It Works", and hang it on the fence.

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    SeeGreen ●

  • That fence is sadder than Schindler's List. This is a rudimentary task for anyone with a set of testicles. You might want to lift up your skirt and see if you have a pair before you give it another shot.

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    I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war.

    GhettoHeisman

  • After seeing that, now I know why HOAs are important.

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    Giant Moose ●

  • I commend your effort and it's a good start! Do you think your husband could help?

    Gomer

  • See, this is why I majored in business. One other problem I forgot to mention is that the posts coming out of the bottom of the fencing is only about 2 inches long. It worked fine when I it was only 3 panels at its longest (it used to be a lot smaller), it's the additional panels that are causing the problem. A trench may be out of the question. They had to blast to put in a new septic tank and leach field a couple of years ago. The posts are hollow; would it work to try and pound rebar in a foot or so, if possible and leave 2 feet or so above ground to put the posts on? Problem is I have to count on the ground to stabilize and trying to use a post hole digger and adding concrete just isn't possible.

    stymie2000 ●

  • Giant Moose said...

    After seeing that, now I know why HOAs are important.

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    I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war.

    GhettoHeisman

  • stymie2000 said...

    See, this is why I majored in business. One other problem I forgot to mention is that the posts coming out of the bottom of the fencing is only about 2 inches long. It worked fine when I it was only 3 panels at its longest (it used to be a lot smaller), it's the additional panels that are causing the problem. A trench may be out of the question. They had to blast to put in a new septic tank and leach field a couple of years ago. The posts are hollow; would it work to try and pound rebar in a foot or so, if possible and leave 2 feet or so above ground to put the posts on? Problem is I have to count on the ground to stabilize and trying to use a post hole digger and adding concrete just isn't possible.

    You can also get a piece of 12" PVC pipe and use it as a barrier to collapsing soils and work your way down, then put the fencing in the middle and pull the PVC out. This method is used for soil sampling and installing Environmental Monitoring wells. Hell use a spud bar to dig if you have too. It really shouldn't be that complicated. In my line of work the contractors had to hand dig, using hand augers to 8 feet and we did it in every type of soil imaginable. PVC is your friend. .

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    DMBSparty

  • stymie2000 said...

    See, this is why I majored in business. One other problem I forgot to mention is that the posts coming out of the bottom of the fencing is only about 2 inches long. It worked fine when I it was only 3 panels at its longest (it used to be a lot smaller), it's the additional panels that are causing the problem. A trench may be out of the question. They had to blast to put in a new septic tank and leach field a couple of years ago. The posts are hollow; would it work to try and pound rebar in a foot or so, if possible and leave 2 feet or so above ground to put the posts on? Problem is I have to count on the ground to stabilize and trying to use a post hole digger and adding concrete just isn't possible.

    What kind of rock are we talking about? Sandstone, granite, etc? You might be able to rent a pneumatic hammer drill, and either bust up the rock so you can dig a hole, or drill a hole through the rock.

    If you can bust the rock up that way, here is what I would do - Post-hole dig the hole, busting up the rock as needed. 2 ft deep, maybe 10-12 in. in diameter. If your posts are hollow, find the next smallest size of pipe that will fit inside the posts you have. Set that pipe in concrete, with maybe 1 ft stubbed up above ground, so you can slide the posts for the cage over the pipe. You can also drill a small hole through both pipes at 2 in and 10 in so you can bolt them together.

    badgerman27

  • I know it's not chain link but read this:

    How to Install Chain Link Fence - Post Setting - Chain Link Fence Installation Manual - Page 3 - Setting Galvanized Chain Link Posts - Courtesy of Hoover Fence Co.

    Vinyl fence, aluminum fence, chain link fence, gate openers, gate operators, ornamental gates, estate gates, access control, dog kennels, intercoms, baseball backstops and sports netting, and fence estimating calculators and software.

    www.hooverfence.com
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    Snake Plissken ●

  • Might as well put in an above ground pool and get some pit bulls. Your neighorhood just went to shit. I'm loving this thread.

    Stils

  • Larry Kazamias said...

    Chickenwire? Are you trying to recreate Bob's Country Bunker?

    Remodeling Micheal Vick's house.

    "We'll play anyone, anyplace, anytime!" - Tom Izzo

    ToxSpartan

  • ~Stils~ said...

    Might as well put in an above ground pool and get some pit bulls. Your neighorhood just went to shit. I'm loving this thread.

    lol

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    Snake Plissken ●

  • Ok, I looked at the picture again, and after getting a tissue to wipe my eyes, I have an idea (if you have the $$).

    I put in a dog kennel, and poured concrete, but I put metal 4" pipe sleeves where the 3" chain link posts would go. So, it you only have a few inches of "soil" to work with, maybe you could frame up and pour a 12" wide pseudo footing and do the same.

    I can literally lift my entire fence out of the sleeves if I wanted to.

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    SeeGreen ●

  • OP, are these basically what you're dealing with? Something like the attached?

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    BornToBeRed ●

  • BornToBeRed said...

    OP, are these basically what you're dealing with? Something like the attached?

    Attached is from the website. It's got that bottom bar.

    I appreciate all the ideas. Thank you all for the upvotes and funny comments. Glad I could give all of you a good laugh. biggrin

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    stymie2000 ●

  • SeeGreen said...

    Ok, I looked at the picture again, and after getting a tissue to wipe my eyes, I have an idea (if you have the $$).

    I put in a dog kennel, and poured concrete, but I put metal 4" pipe sleeves where the 3" chain link posts would go. So, it you only have a few inches of "soil" to work with, maybe you could frame up and pour a 12" wide pseudo footing and do the same.

    I can literally lift my entire fence out of the sleeves if I wanted to.

    This is basically what I suggested, but using the posts on the fence as the sleeves to go over the pipes stubbed up in the ground.

    If he has 2" pipes on the fence, he could try 1 3/4" or 1 7/8" in the ground as an anchor, and slide the fence posts over the pipe anchored in the ground.

    badgerman27

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