Residential & Industrial Fence Assembly Instructions
CONTENTS 02: OVERVIEW & CONTENTS 03: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 04: GETTING STARTED 05: WALL ATTACHMENT & LINE POST ASSEMBLY 06: CORNER POST ASSEMBLY 07: FENCE SECTION ASSEMBLY 08: 3 x 3 SNAP POST ASSEMBLY (OPTIONAL) 09: GATE ASSEMBLY 10: POST INSTALLATION 11: 45 ANGLE INSTALLATION 12: STAIR STEPPING AND UNEVEN GROUND INSTALLATION INSTALLATION OVERVIEW GATE LATCH GATE HINGE CORNER POST 3 SCREWS GATE POST / END POST WALL OR COLUMN FENCE PANEL LINE POST WALL CASTING WALL OR COLUMN CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 2
Product Specifications Over 40 years experience in aluminum fencing & railing. Standard & Custom ornamental fence. Five stage electrostatic paint process with 3 standard colors and special colors available. Meets or exceeds AAMA 603.8-92 with 9/14/93 addendum. H-3H hardness. ALL fastners are stainless steel or aluminum. 35000 psi yield strength for posts and horizontal members. 25000 psi yield strength for pickets. Fully assembled fence sections snap together for fast installation. Welded gate frame (swing, sliding and cantilever types). Lifetime Warranty ALL fence designs are Engineered & Tested (Engineering sheets available upon request). Component sizes Residential Industrial Fence section width Post spacing Standard Posts (Optional) Gate Posts Pickets Picket Openings Fence Horizontals Top Walls Side walls Standard fence heights (SEE **NOTE) Standard colors Weight Supported 71½ 73.¼ 1.8 Self mate sq. x.050 1.8 sq x.100 1.8 Hollow sq. x.100 3 Hollow sq. x.125 4 Hollow sq. x.125 ¾ sq. x.040 3½ or 5¼ 1.284 x.060 1 x.060 36, 42, 48, 60, 72 Black, White, Bronze 450 lbs. + 71 72.¾ or 74 1.8 Snap sq. x.100 3 Self mate sq. x..63 1.8 Hollow sq. x.100 3 Hollow sq. x.125 4 Hollow sq. x.125 1 sq. x.040 3½ or 5 1.8 x.060 1 x.060 48, 60, 72, 84 96 Black, White, Bronze 1200 lbs. + **NOTE Rail height will be 2 (inches) less than installation height. All fence is assembled with screws facing out. CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 3
Our office hours are 7:30am - 3:30pm (EST) Monday - Friday Getting Started Open all containers and lay out parts. Check parts in box against packing slip to verify you have all items needed for assembly. NOTE: In the event that you find something missing, please notify us immediately so that we may assist you. Now is the time to consider your layout prior to installation and decide how you will place your standard (6 ) or cut sections. Do you want your cut sections (less than 6 ) at the end, both ends, in the middle or perhaps at either side of the gate? SEE EXAMPLES BELOW GATE STANDARD 6 SECTION CUT SECTION CUT SECTIONS STANDARD 6 SECTIONS STANDARD 6 SECTION EXAMPLES CUT SECTION CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 4
Wall Attachment Assembly When starting or ending at a wall or existing wood post, slide fence castings onto the fence horizontals and attach to the wall or post. WALL OR POST Line Post Assembly Assemble post to fence section (below). Post is made up of one pre-punched (holes drilled) post channel and one pre-punched post plate. Using 1 screwes, attach channel part of the post to one fence section. Again, using 1 screws, attach pre-punched plate part of the post to the opposite side of the same fence section. Continue assembly of channel and plate to all fence sections in this manner. End Posts & Gate Posts are assembled the same way, except the plate part of the post is NOT pre-punched. Post Channel Post Plate CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 5
Corner Post Assembly When starting at a corner, take post channel and post plate labeled Corner and attach prepunched post channel to fence using 1 sheet metal screws (provided) (#1). Then snap post plate into post channel to form complete post (#2). Insert 3 screws (provided) through the corner post and into a second fence section form corner (#3) Post Channel 3 Screw Post Plate 1 2 Picket Screws 3 Important: Be sure in all cases that the picket screws in the fence horizontals face in the same direction. It is your option which direction these screws face CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 6
Fence Section Assembly After your first fence section (or starter section), you will then be able to snap the post plate and post channel together very quickly. By adding the cast aluminum post cap, you have completed the assembly. Post Cap Snap Together Post Channel Post Plate Snap Together CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 7
3 X 3 POST EXTRUSION 3 x 3 Snap Post Assembly (Optional) 3 3 1 CORNER POST 2 1 LINE POST ½ (# 1) 2 LINE POST ½ (# 2) 1 CORNER POST CORNER POST 1: SLIDE CASTING ONTO FENCE SECTIONS 2: ATTACH CASTING TO POST WITH SCREWS 3: INSTALL POST CAP WALL CASTING LINE POST 1: ATTACH HALF POST TO EACH FENCE SECTION 2: SNAP HALF POSTS TOGETHER 3: INSTALL POST CAP CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 8
Gate Assembly TOP VIEW 3 WALL OR POST 1 1 2 DAYLIGHT OPENING FOR 36 GATE 4 37½ 1: HINGE MUST BE INSTALLED WITH BOLT SIDE OF HINGE ON SAME SIDE OF GATE AS LATCH. 2: LATCH IS LOCKABLE WITH 2 KEYS INCLUDED. 3: GATE STOP. 4: U-FRAME GATE DESIGN REQUIRES 2 CLEARANCE FROM GROUND. 5: DIAGONAL BRACE REQUIRED ON GATES OVER 48 WIDE. 6: OPTIONAL MAGNA LATCH AVAILABLE FOR ALL POOL GATES. NOTE: All pool gates under 60 height will REQUIRE a Magna Latch to meet safety codes. CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 9
Post Installation NOTE: CONCRETE FOOTINGS SHOULD EXTEND BELOW THE FROST LINE IN AREAS WHERE EXTREME GROUND FROST MAY BE A PROBLEM. IN SLAB / CORE DRILL DRILL MINIMUM 3½ DEEP HOLE INTO EXISTING SLAB. SET POST INTO HOLE AND FILL WITH HYDRAULIC CEMENT. 3½ IN GROUND DIG HOLE 18 DEEP. SET FENCE POST INTO HOLE. THEN DRIVE POST 6 INTO GROUND. THEN PLUM POST AND LEVEL RAIL. FILL HOLE MINIMUM HALFWAY WITH CONCRETE MIX. FILL REST OF HOLE WITH DIRT. Earth Concrete 24 EXTRUDED BASE INSTALL POST BASE TO CONCRETE SLAB OR WOOD DECK WITH 2 LAG BOLTS OR EXPANSION ANCHORS. CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 10
Installing up to a 45 angle SCREW GROOVE CUT POST 1 SCREWS HORIZONTAL RAIL 1: CENTER POST IN-BETWEEN THE ANGLE DESIRED. 1 2: SPLIT ANGLE ON RAIL (E.G. 45 = 2 X 22 2 ) AND CUT. 3: BORE OUT SCREW HOLE ON THE POST TO ACCOMPANY THE ANGLE OF THE SCREW. 4: ATTACH AS NORMAL. / CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 11
Stair Stepping Installation RE-USE SNAP PLATE OVERLAP TO COMPLETE POST ON TOP Attach with extruded base, welded base or use core drill application. (pg. 10) CUT OFF SNAP PLATE OVERLAP Uneven Ground Installation NOTE: Our fence panels will RACK a total of 12 (inches) over the span of one panel. Example below: 24 in-ground 24 in-ground 24 in-ground CAUTION: Please check local building codes before installing, and ALWAYS Call Before You Dig!! 12