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Aluminum Fence and Gate
Installation
Designed for homeowners - install yourself
and save money!
"Your company
has a top notch product at a fantastic price and I could not be
happier with my aluminum fence and gates."
Ryan Phillips
Lincoln, Nebraska
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easy-to-use Installation Manual:
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Aluminum Fence & Gate Installation Manual
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Definition:
ON-CENTER SPACING:
The total width/distance (of a
fence panel AFTER INSERTED into 2 posts) from the center of the first
post to the center of the 2nd post. |
Aluminum Fence On-Center Spacing Chart for fence panels:
Review the chart
that corresponds to your fence/gate order prior to fence
installation.
The charts below will assist you in spacing out your post holes.
We recommend a 6" or 8" diameter hole for all post going "into
the ground".
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Grade 1: Residential
Aluminum
Fence Panels
(vertical pickets = 5/8" x 5/8")
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Fence Panel |
Post Size |
On-Center |
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6'wide |
with 2" x 2" posts |
71.25" |
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6'wide |
with 2.5" x 2.5"
posts |
71.75" |
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6'wide |
with 3" x 3" posts |
72.25" |
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8'wide fence panels
are NOT available in Residential grade/strength |
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Grade 2: Residential WIDE
Aluminum Fence Panels
(vertical pickets = 1" x 5/8")
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Fence Panel |
Post Size |
On-Center |
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6'wide |
with 2" x 2" posts |
71.25" |
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6'wide |
with 2.5" x 2.5"
posts |
71.75" |
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6'wide |
with 3" x 3" posts |
72.25 |
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8'wide |
with 2" x 2" posts |
96.5" |
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8'wide |
with 2.5" x 2.5"
posts |
97" |
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8'wide |
with 3" x 3" posts |
97.5" |
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Grade 3: Commercial
Aluminum Fence Panels
(vertical pickets = 3/4" x 3/4")
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Fence Panel |
Post Size |
On-Center |
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6'wide |
with 2" x 2" posts |
70.50" |
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6'wide |
with 2.5" x 2.5"
posts |
71" |
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6'wide |
with 3" x 3" posts |
71.50" |
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6'wide |
with 4" x 4" posts |
72.50" |
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6'wide |
with 6" x 6" posts |
74.50" |
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8'wide |
with 2" x 2" posts |
96.5" |
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8'wide |
with 2.5" x 2.5"
posts |
97" |
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8'wide |
with 3" x 3" posts |
97.5" |
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8'wide |
with 4" x 4" posts |
98.5" |
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8'wide |
with 6" x 6" posts |
100.5" |
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Grade 4: INDUSTRIAL
Aluminum Fence Panels
(vertical pickets = 1" x 1")
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Fence Panel |
Post Size |
On-Center |
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6'wide |
with 2.5" x 2.5"
posts |
71.50" |
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6'wide |
with 3" x 3" posts |
72" |
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6'wide |
with 4" x 4" posts |
73" |
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6'wide |
with 6" x 6" posts |
75" |
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8'wide |
with 2.5" x 2.5"
posts |
97" |
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8'wide |
with 3" x 3" posts |
97.5" |
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8'wide |
with 4" x 4" posts |
98.5" |
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8'wide |
with 6" x 6" posts |
100.5" |
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There is no welding on your part |
If your application requires any "racked" fence panels (See:
Hills), make sure you account for that when computing your
On-Center Spacing. Racked fence panels lose a little bit of
width on each panel.
NOTE: Gates are not
inserted into posts (fence panels are). Therefore, do
not use the above chart for any single gate or double
gate. Gate widths are from the inside to inside of your
gate posts. See the installation manual for more
information. We recommend that you start your installation
with a gate. That way, you're guaranteed to make
everything fit correctly. Your fence panel(s) width(s) can
always be easily trimmed down on-site quickly and easily. |
"I am amazed at the quality of your
aluminum fencing products. And, the double-punched panels
(for my sloped hill) turned out great!"
Mike Hess
Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
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Important Notes and Tips:
Remember that you always need 2 posts for any Single-Swing
Gate OR Double-Swing gate. Gate posts can ALSO
ACT as line posts or corner posts...if PUNCHED (Gate-Punched
Post). You never need to install 2 posts next to each
other. For DECK applications (where you are using Deck
Mounts) you most likely will have to cut down the post
on-site...but this is very easy to do. Deck Mounts and
Welded Plates can be ordered along with your posts in the POST
area of the Online Store. In regards to Deck Applications,
as you move up in height in your fence choice, you MUST use
welded plates in lieu of Deck Mounts.
NEVER use 2.5" posts as GATE posts because the thickness (.075)
is not optimum for Single-Swing Gates or Double-Swing
Gates. Many clients who MOVE-UP to 2.5" line, corner,
end, T, blank posts for their project will then MOVE-UP to 3" x
3" x .125" Gate Posts. These larger posts really make a
visual impact for any fencing project (however, they're NOT
necessary for structural purposes unless you're purchasing an
INDUSTRIAL grade fence and gate system.)
When
you purchase Deck Mounts with posts, you (or the installer) will
most likely have to trim down the length of the posts prior to
installation. When you purchase Welded Plates, the plates
are welded on to each post during production and prior to
shipment. Welded Plates are automatically set (punched) to
leave 2" of clearance AFTER fence panel insertion unless
otherwise instructed. If you would like more/less than 2",
just let us know how much clearance you would like on your
welded plate-posts.
If
your application requires a combination of welded plate posts
with (let's say) in ground posts....make sure you first install
the welded plate posts because the clearance is set. Then,
you can follow with your in ground posts and match the clearance
so that your entire aluminum fence, gates and horizontal
rails....LINE UP. It is always strongly urged that you
read the Installation Manual which can be downloaded off of this
website in EASY INSTALLATION.
For
very large and wide Commercial and Industrial GATES (Single
Gates WIDER than 6' OR Double Gates WIDER than 12') it is
strongly recommended to purchase GATE POSTS that are a little
bit longer than the minimum recommended post length (mrpl) and,
sometimes, even larger (like the 4x4s.). |
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