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I don't expect you to know everything about fence and fence installation. But what if you did? What if you had the knowledge to know what works and what doesn't? Or what the most important questions to ask your contractor were when purchasing a fence.?What if you knew every step of the fence installation process? You'd be an educated consumer.
Fence School is here to teach you! The blog posts and articles found here will help you through the planning, layout and design phases when purchasing a fence. Learn everything there is to know about the fence buying and installation process.
The tips and tactics found in Fence School are educational. I've personally experienced every topic I cover in the articles. I speak from experience and I can teach you everything I've learned in the last 26 years of my professional fence career.
I'll teach you about property lines, fence quotes, fence inspections, easements, underground utilities, gate locations, and more. Fence School articles are not style specific. They apply to every type of fence.
So prepare to be educated!!! Don't be surprised when you know more than your sales representative.
Digging fence post holes is hard work. Digging in rocky or rooty ground is much harder. The size of the rocks or roots can make setting posts seem impossible. Not to mention trying to keep your posts spacing on center. Even when using an auger to dig post holes, if the ground has rocks or
Throughout my years of sales experience in the fencing industry, one questions remained constant when I was quoting jobs. “How many gates should a fence have?” To be honest……..this is a question that is really job specific. Let me explain. Say for for instance, you run fence down one side of your property line. This
What is an easement and can you build a fence on one? In short, an easement is the legal right to use someones property. Many homeowners have easements on their properties. However, they remain unaware of them until the times comes to do a project which involves the easement. Such as, installing a fence. Most
How long does it take for a fence installation? It’s one of the most asked questions when consumers start the fence shopping experience. The timing between scheduling a fence quote and the final completion day will vary greatly. Two key factors are the time of year the fence in purchased and the availiblilty of fencing
Scheduling a fence quote is the first step in purchasing a fence. That is, after you decided you actually need a fence and the type of fence you want. Today people are busier than ever. Scheduling a fence quote that fits into your busy schedule could be a daunting task. However, it is a must
There are many types of fence inspections. The most popular types are post hole depth, fence placement, pool fence inspections, finial inspections and sometimes HOA inspections. While fence inspections may seem like an uanessacry step in the fence installation process, they are actually a good thing for the consumer. Ensuring contractors meet certain building standards.
Installing gates on a slope is not ideal. In a perfect world, every gate installed would hang nice and level in a location that is also flat and level. However, this isn’t a perfect world and most yards have grade changes to prevent drainage issues. As a result, leaving yards and driveways with slopes to
The part of the fence that takes the most abuse are the gates. In order for a gate to operate flawlessly for years, they must hang from a solid foundation. This is where gate posts come into play. The gate posts have the task of supporting the gate leaf. In order to have integrity, they
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