Installing Vinyl Fencing On Concrete

Installing a vinyl fence.

Installing vinyl fencing on concrete.

I install the surface mounts that i fabricated in the previous video. This is one method among many to set a hollow vinyl post on a concrete pad or sidewalk. Plumb the posts and. Below we will discuss a few ways to install a fence on a concrete slab.

We have shorter posts for our fences for this purpose. Vinyl fencing isn t subject to rot fading or other effects of weather and time as wood fencing can be. It s available in forms similar to both wood panel and rail fencing. Vinyl is a good choice for an attractive easily maintained fence system.

Concrete will then need to be poured into this hole. We carry a variety of fence brackets that can be used successfully to mount a wood vinyl ornamental metal or chain link fence posts to a concrete surface however caution should be taken with thin concrete pads and privacy fences. Vinyl fencing is a relatively new maintenance free type of fencing. You will dig this hole to where it is about 1 3 of the length of your post and about 10 inches in diameter.

Stretch a string line tightly along the proposed fence run locate the corner posts and dig 3 ft deep postholes. Otherwise stop filling the holes with concrete about 4 in. Whether a vinyl pool fence viny. Although few do it yourselfers relish the prospect of a weekend spent mixing hundreds of pounds of concrete and digging numerous post holes most can handle a vinyl fence installation.

Get the bottom 6 inches of your hole filled with gravel and put in rebar posts. Using a rented core drill you can drill a hole through your concrete slab for each fence post. Lay out the fence. Below grade and pack in soil on top of the wet concrete.

When installing a fence on an existing concrete pad some fence installers prefer to core drill through the concrete and set posts the traditional way embedded in concrete underground. Plan your fence and follow the rules photo 1. If attaching your vinyl fence posts to concrete footing then begin by digging a post hole. To install a vinyl fence start by using a power auger or a post hole digger to dig the holes for your fence posts.

Specify above ground installation when ordering.