Installing chain link fence concrete wall

Here is an example. Metal base plates are welded to the bottom of each post. If your application does support the use of anchors, you can consider core drilled holes. Core Drill Holes Through 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. Using a rented core drill, you can drill a hole through your concrete slab for each fence post.

This video shows how a core drill works. Set Posts Then Pour Concrete Slab or Footing You can pre-set your posts prior to pouring your concrete slab, then pour the slab or footing around the posts. This can be a useful option if you are pouring a footing underneath the length of your fence. Or if you are building a fence adjacent to an existing concrete slab. A patented fence panel system… …that utilizes a U-channel frame between metal fence posts to hold fence infill materials securely in place.

Finally, you can build a fence that does not warp. Here are several photos to show you various fences mounted to concrete slabs or walls. Gallery of Fences Mounted to Concrete.

We wish you the best as you plan your next fence project! We hope you enjoyed this article! We appreciate you! Request a Quote. Solution 3: If you are installing vinyl privacy or picket fence, there is another solution that uses rebar set with hydraulic cement that we discuss in great detail in our How to Set a Vinyl Post on a Concrete Surface article. Solution 4: This method will work for vinyl fence or wood fence.

We suggest using either an HF20 or HF40 grade post for this application. Since this post size is smaller than a conventional 4x4 wooden post, it is easier to drill and can cause less stress on the concrete pad.

Depending on the strength of your concrete, you can either drill all the way through like in Solution 2, or set the chain link fence posts with hydraulic cement. If you are installing a wood fence then you will want to use the wood to steel fence brackets.

If you are installing chain link fence then you can follow either method outlined above. If you are installing chain link or ornamental metal fence then you have the option of core drilling either all the way through or using hydraulic cement or using a concrete floor flanges to set your posts.

Hopefully this guide helps take some of the confusion out of the process. There are many different types of posts for chain link fencing, the type I am going to concentrate on are the ones with holes through each post for the straining wire. See photo 1 Although nearly all posts are relatively identical. The first thing to do, is to ensure that you have planning permission if required.

Without this, the local Town Hall may make you take it all down , and there may also be height restrictions in the area. Check with the local Town Hall and also inform any neighbors of your decision for a fence to ensure that there will be no problems at a later date. If the height of the chain link fence above the wall is to be 1 m, the posts required will need to be longer.

The average 1 meter high post is actually 1. On a stepped wall, each post will be positioned at the bottom of the step, see photo No. If the step in the wall is 20 cm, then that is the extra length needed for the post above the wall. So in effect, the post will need to be 1. Once concreted in, this will leave a 1. There may not be a standard post to fit the stepped wall, so a longer post may have to be cut to size. These are special end posts, made only to be used at the end of any kind of chain link fence.

These two posts will only need to be the standard 1m high 1. You need to first consider which side of the fence will the actual mesh be attached, and then the opposite side will have the supports on. Most chain link fences have the supports on the inside of the perimeter, as thieves may use them to stand on as leverage to climb the fence.

Once this has been decided, concrete in the two end posts, do not attach the supports yet. The posts should be slightly off the centre of the wall towards the outside where the mesh will be, this is to allow a bit more room for the supports, so the posts will be closer to the side of the wall where the mesh will be positioned. The concrete should be a three ballast to one cement mixture, and it should also be a stiff mix. The hole for the post will need to be filled with concrete first, this will allow the concrete to enter inside the bottom of the post when the post is placed in the concrete.

Once the concrete is in, push the post into it, leaving between 1 cm and 2 cm gap between the top of the wall, and the bottom hole of the post. Get the post level from either side of the wall, but the post needs to lean slightly out of level away from where the fence will be, this is because when the fence is eventually tightened, it will pull the post back in to level. Once the two end posts are in, the first step post can be erected. Start at the first and highest step on the wall.

When this post is placed in the concrete, ensure it is level, then go to the end post, and by eye, look between the two end posts, the first step post needs to be in line with them, if not, go and move it slightly until it is in perfect line with the two ends posts.