Exactly! I was thinking to myself "Ooo, replacing my back fence and driveway gate could be a fun and simple process for me my frat brother." But when I saw cement and a power auger, I was like shiddddd! Let me get the yellow pages.
Informative for sure .. would be very helpful for the DIYers ... but what it does not specify is what tricks-n-tips to adopt if we have an uneven landscape with a slope. Should we consider special arrangements ?? If so what are they !!!
I just installed a chain link fence in front of my house. My neighbors have complained about the way it looks, but I don’t care, it keeps my pit bulls in! My neighbors should be happy my dogs don’t attack them anymore!
Idk, every time I come out and see Lowe’s subcontractors doing jobs, it’s a mess and the foundations are usually built incorrectly. Most people don’t realize when they hire a licensed contractor that it only goes so far, when getting a license they don’t teach how to build the actual fence, they just show equipment needed and general code guidelines. Most have no idea what they are doing once they get their licenses. It’s only if actually had before hand experience or really self motivated to learning quickly online then through trial and error on in the field. Just hope your not that customer lol I recommend really getting to know your contractor and asking fencing questions as well as digging deep about his experience
Just remember when you’re splicing your wire together, make sure you have a whole diamond and a half diamond while you are splicing your wire together otherwise the two rolls will not splice together correctly .
DO NOT walk on top of the fence when un rolling ir. You can see the foot marks on the finished product. Happens even on the commercial grade chain link.
If you're looking for a fence over 8' tall, Lowes isnt the place. Find a local company that supplies fence material and has people willing to help. They dont need to build your fence but they should be consulted about local regulations and codes. Dont let big box stores advised you when installing a fence.
I was thinking they should demonstrate how much fun digging holes into Missouri red clay in August is without a machine, just to make it that more realistic. For anyone considering doing this project, it's going to be at best five times more difficult than this video suggests.
@@Dirtyboxer1 Amen brother. I'm doing that right now (September) in S.E. MO and can't rember our last rain. May have to use cratoring charges for mine.
Yeah, and if it was a normal auger that's not used much, it would probably be next to impossible to start and maybe even end up side-lining the whole project for a few days while they run trying to get niggly little carburetor parts and spend hours watching small engine repair videos.
Just finished my fence this video helped a lot. Thank you! Although there was a lot more digging and dirt leveling in my project lol. That backyard was pristine. Not to mention I had roots and rocks and random old concrete blocks someone had buried in there.
Measuring each post will give it a roller coaster look in the top rail. For 1 and 3/8 top rail with 4 foot fence measure from the ground up 46 1/2 inches on each end posts and gate post and run a string
I used to work for a fence company and we installed these fences daily. But we would install 6 or even 7 foot high fences on commercial and industrial properties like refineries. It's a lot more to it because we would also have to run Barbed wire or even razor wire on top of the fence. This tiny fence is nothing compared to what we had to do. I really hated that job and quit after a few months.
Used to work for the state and we did a HBrace wildlife fence on the side of a road to keep animals from getting hit by vehicles ... I wouldn't say fencing is the hardest thing to do but it has it moments
There are a couple mistakes one the bottom wire needs to be stretched and the nuts to the inside. Also no need for dry cement on the bottom of the hole. 30 years experience.
Using a T shaped pipe with a hole drilled the bottom worked great. Run the wire through and spin it until bottom tension wire was tight. Sung bolts down then release, cut off excess wire after
When you get a quote for $5600, $7000 & 9000 (I sh*t you not)... You start to feel superhuman. Plus, I get to buy a power auger with the money we'll save. F*cking SWEET!
Right? "hey, I heard you were making a video on installing a fence. It just so happens that I, your neighbor, needs someone to install this fence that I just bought!". lol
when pulling the fence tight, save time and effert by keeping the puller short and removing the excess fence just one time. (7.54) The slight loss of tension after attachment is not important.
You use terminology (jargon) used by the people who do this work all the time. Many of us watching are not familiar with that terminology. (Those familiar with your jargon do not watch your videos since they know how to do it in the first place)
Ive never installed chain link but for wood and vinyl you usually do corner post first, run a string along the top then set the post in between the run to the height of the string.
This is a good example of how NOT to put up your fence! Nuts an bolts on wrong side, didn’t show how to stretch tension wire, hinges on upside down on gate. I mean really, if you don’t know how it’s done … DONT MAKE A DIY VIDEO!
you don't explain why things are the way they are at the start you you need to slow down like explaining the 3 -4-5 rule you rush through to be professional leaving everyone lost you nd to slow down & explain infuriating watching you unfriendly unhelpful
Great video started measuring but found out the gate is a different width, so I would have added that in the video for the terminal post. I’m actually starting with the gate first. Also you should add how you actually straighten out the tension wire, I had to search a different and found how you guys did that.
I was going to pay a contractor a ton of money to build a chain link fence. My property is quite big. 2400 square meters. That would cost me a lot for the fence. Now I will build it myself. Thanks for this superb video. 👏
@@Mike-dm5ut most people probably don't have a tension puller/come along and an earth auger. I bet a good chunk of people don't even have a wheelbarrow. Digging any more than 3-4 post holes manually is fairly difficult work in most soils. He's probably not wrong. By the time you get done buying all of the tools that make the job a lot easier on your back + materials at retail cost you're probably only saving 10-20% off of a professional, and it's likely their work will look nicer.
@@michael95621 yea - if your not already a DIYer then these tools are not cheap to buy ALL at once. But for a job like this - depending on how fast a diyer is gonna do it them selves then yea they are probably better off just paying for it to be installed. Id say do it your self if only if you have the tools and the time. other than that , just hire someone - they will make it look nice for sure!
Lots of things are done the hard way. You don't need to square the fence using the 456 method. you can pull a line off the house and use the eye method. This is better than having a perfect square that does not match or line up with the house. Set you corner poles and pull a string. This is the string you will use the set the rest of the poles. You only need a hole about 8-12 inches deep. You can use hand hole diggers and get the correct diameter hole. Place the pole (terminal or line) in the hole and use a 9in level (or corner level in you prefer) to level the pole to the string. Then you take a pole driver and drive the pole down until the top of the pole is 45in out of the ground (for 4ft fence, this gives you the correct height once you install the top rail and loop cap). This also puts the bottom of the fence just above the ground and you don't have a 6in gap on the bottom(it defeats the purpose of a fence) Place DRY cement in hole to ground level and cover with dirt. You can install the rest of the fence immediately and don't have to wait for cement to set up. Some other small things are: you need to tighten the tension wire with a puller or other method, you can roll the fabric out standing up(its difficult to stand up 200ft of fence up), you only need about 5 ties and pig rings(on the bottom) for each section. I'm sure there are other things but this should get you started. And yes, i install fence professionally and have never had one fall down/blow away or have a complaint on the way it was installed.
Measure down from the top of the pole the height of the fence and the rest goes in the ground? Sounds logical but it's my first fence and I don't want to do it twice lol
A family member recently bought a new house and asked the contractors to build a 6-foot high privacy fence around the back yard. They specifically told the contractor they wanted a 6-foot high fence, but that it must be level across the top of the fence. The backyard sloped or varied in height by about 1-2 feet in certain areas. When the contract was done, the home owners complained that the top of the fence was only 4-feet high in some areas and they were concerned their dog would jump the fence. They demanded the contractor tear down the fence and rebuild it. He refused saying he built it as per their specs. If they wanted it 6-feet high across every section of the fence, they’d have to pay to have up to 2-feet of dirt removed at a high price as he’d have to use a Bobcat, dump truck, and labor costs. They blew a fuse! Moral of this story. Make sure you both understand what the end result will be or look like.
@@briantorres1612 Most cities won't let you put in a fence over 6ft high (at any point from the ground), so it'd be clear to the builder that the lowest part should be 6ft from the ground, and hills would be less. It's the owners that didn't realize what they were asking. But if the builder wanted to be nice, he would've explained it to them.
Since they said it must be level across the top he followed their demands. It's not up to him to say their specs are wrong. He can't tell them what's important to them. He was right, they were wrong. Pay for your mistakes, don't get mad at others for following your directions. Be adult enough to admit you blew it. Anger is the easy way out.
7:41 is where I ran out of equipment I'm willing to get. I was even gonna dig posts by hand, but the only other thing I can think of is using a ratcheting strap.....oh ok nvm
You can just grab a piece of scrap pipe, shovel handle or anything like that, put it through the chainlink a few inches before the end post and pry against the post :).
Late reply but. Both have advantages and disadvantages depending on soil. Having a crew dig holes auger or not could cost 30 - 100 a hole with utility lines. Best call to have utility's marked before making any decision.
I have yet to do a job where the everything is so simple. The ground is perfectly flat ,not even a pebble in the holes u dug, no bushes, trees ,no hills ,no posts on the side of a drop off, all the room in the world to roll your fence out. There's more too but I got to go dream of getting at least 1 job that looks like this once in my career.
this video was excellent. I was wondering how the end cup and rail were installed. I was about to try something way more complicated, but watching this video showed how to do it so easily. Saved me lots of time and re-work.
Bubble level is good. Fast set concrete is more expensive. Screw gun is faster. Don’t need batter boards. The hardest part is leveling the gate. It’s a big tinker toy. Oh and ITS NOT FABRIC!!!! ITS FENCE!!!! 🙀. NOBODY SAYS THAT!!!
Depends on where you live. Locally we can get strong winds and occasional tornados. Chain link let’s the air through, but you still have to design with the debris in mind. So schedule 40 posts set 3’ down in concrete.
I've always wondered if (assuming you could afford it) you could bury the bottom of the entire length of the fence in concrete - basically dig a trench underneath the fence maybe a foot and fill it up with concrete up to a few inches above the bottom of the post. It would probably be expensive but seems it would a great way to keep any animals from digging under it. Or would something like that violate any building codes.
I’ve built a small backyard fence for family that was to keep small dogs in, we dug a 6 inch trench in the line the fence was to go, then placed post and wired up the fencing. Once we had the fence up poured ready quik crete thru the trench and as far as I know nothing ever managed to dig under and that fence is still standing straight as can be. Not a bad idea and wasn’t extremely expensive at the time I did that one however if you were to pour a 16-30 inch trench worth of concrete various length it could become fairly costly
NOT KEEPING ANY WOODCHUCKS OUT IF ITS 2" ABOVE GROUND!!! THATS ALL THEY NEED TO FIT UNDER EVEN IF they are 26" long! (Of course they can dig 35 feet in 5minutes & Jump six feet! I need that fence 2feet down BELOW GROUND TO ATTEMPT KEEPING HIM AT BAY
Yeah do a wooden fence if you can. Chain links maybe cheaper but are a pain in the ass and take a much longer time to do over a wooden fence with 8×8 posts.
As someone who works in a fencing company we normally mix the concrete in a wheel barrow and dig all line posts,corner and gate posts with diggers and I forgot to mention 4 concrete bags in one wheel barrow to mix under a min which at first was hard but I learn that the human body can adapt to constant repetition of a physical activity resulting in a better shape then most who work inside and I do not mind it I’m not tryna brag or anything in just tryna point out differences I thought was odd but interesting
Yep. Nope. You make it look way too easy. Gen X here. I know dirt and tools, but we have a complicated relationship. Everytime I try to fix something I break something. I think kids before me were the flashlight holders and I was the tool fetcher and new words hearer. The in between of shit built to work and shit built to be cheap.
I recommend wearing some latex gloves under more durable glove if you're messing with concrete especially the dry stuff, your sweat will make it expand underneath your fingernails and it's painful.
Easiest way to change your property is to build not expensive structures compared to a house. It can be updated in google maps by every inhabitant, because google won't drive here again soon.
Horrible job. The material itself is light and not strong enough. The tension wire is bad.. we use a better quality and we stretch it with the come along. The gates are bad... We build our gates according to the ground.
First thing to remember is get locates.. not last. If you forget this at the start you may and up wasting thousands of dollars in line repairs as well as possible loss of life due to not calling for a locate. This is a free service and should be done before even planning a fence.
I just realized I would rather be sipping on a cocktail and pay someone else to do it....Projects like this are never as easy as they make it to appear....& will just wreck my brain when it all comes crashing down...WTF just happened I followed the instructions....
Wow.. this is awesome!! Now I really know I want to hire someone to do this for me.
Lmaoooo
My thoughts exactly!!!
Exactly. Lol
Exactly! I was thinking to myself "Ooo, replacing my back fence and driveway gate could be a fun and simple process for me my frat brother." But when I saw cement and a power auger, I was like shiddddd! Let me get the yellow pages.
Me too 😂
The best part of this was reading the comments. LOL
@Hello Wayne how are you doing
Informative for sure .. would be very helpful for the DIYers ... but what it does not specify is what tricks-n-tips to adopt if we have an uneven landscape with a slope. Should we consider special arrangements ?? If so what are they !!!
not a single rock in sight. beautiful
Wow,very cool,enjoyed the simple yet effective video. Thanks and thanks Lowe's
I just installed a chain link fence in front of my house. My neighbors have complained about the way it looks, but I don’t care, it keeps my pit bulls in! My neighbors should be happy my dogs don’t attack them anymore!
Put some barbwire on it and a dig a trench around it 😄.
Your neighbors do sound ungrateful and petty. They probably complain about everything, hugs to you.
Thanks so much for this well done presentation. I have come back to site video so many times to refresh my forgetful brain.
Make sure to put your nuts + bolts into your tension bands properly so they're all facing the same way.
Preferably nuts to the inside...nuts to the outside tend to interfere with the tension bar.
You read my mind!!! Thank you
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Check out the post at the gate. Uneven at the top and bottom. So much for plumb!
Good info thanks
Yeah I'll just pay someone for this. Cool vid tho
Idk, every time I come out and see Lowe’s subcontractors doing jobs, it’s a mess and the foundations are usually built incorrectly. Most people don’t realize when they hire a licensed contractor that it only goes so far, when getting a license they don’t teach how to build the actual fence, they just show equipment needed and general code guidelines. Most have no idea what they are doing once they get their licenses. It’s only if actually had before hand experience or really self motivated to learning quickly online then through trial and error on in the field. Just hope your not that customer lol I recommend really getting to know your contractor and asking fencing questions as well as digging deep about his experience
Excellent job . Thanks for sharing
Good job.
Just remember when you’re splicing your wire together, make sure you have a whole diamond and a half diamond while you are splicing your wire together otherwise the two rolls will not splice together correctly .
An always start with the whole diamond, other wise you’ll have a step in the wire
I need 100 foot one installed in my front yard I just hit me up with some info
Excellent! Thank you!
DO NOT walk on top of the fence when un rolling ir. You can see the foot marks on the finished product. Happens even on the commercial grade chain link.
They're only foot marks though
Wish all soil where that easy.
If you're looking for a fence over 8' tall, Lowes isnt the place. Find a local company that supplies fence material and has people willing to help. They dont need to build your fence but they should be consulted about local regulations and codes. Dont let big box stores advised you when installing a fence.
Electric nvm
@2:00 mins I then realized , I don’t have one of those 🤔....next video lol.
you can rent one
Or a "comealong"... lol
First thing to do is call your local utilities !!!
I need to keep rabbits coming through my garden hedge. 12 inches in height would do it. Any suggestions? Elmer Fudd
Rabbits can jump about four times higher than your 12 inches, you may want a higher fence.
$1k EOY!
I was looking for this.
how much the price?
pretty sure it's illegal here in Aus to build a fence without drinking beer
Same in Texas! 🤠
They should have filmed this with rocky soil and swear words.
I was thinking they should demonstrate how much fun digging holes into Missouri red clay in August is without a machine, just to make it that more realistic. For anyone considering doing this project, it's going to be at best five times more difficult than this video suggests.
Lol
Lol, exactly! Swearing, sweating, and then finally having a bunch of beers just to get over the miserable mood it's put them in.
@@Dirtyboxer1 Amen brother. I'm doing that right now (September) in S.E. MO and can't rember our last rain. May have to use cratoring charges for mine.
😂😂😂😂
There's something strange about watching people work with ALL new tools.
And spotless boots
Subliminal advertising
Clean clothes, and clean boot.
Meanwhile when I do work around the house I dress like a hobo.
Shovels should be splintering with missing handles. Wheelbarrow on its last days of life. Clothes dirty af. Sweat
Yeah, and if it was a normal auger that's not used much, it would probably be next to impossible to start and maybe even end up side-lining the whole project for a few days while they run trying to get niggly little carburetor parts and spend hours watching small engine repair videos.
Just finished my fence this video helped a lot. Thank you! Although there was a lot more digging and dirt leveling in my project lol. That backyard was pristine. Not to mention I had roots and rocks and random old concrete blocks someone had buried in there.
Me too! Roots and rocks.
It always looks so clean and easy in videos...its a filthy pain in the ass to do!
Measuring each post will give it a roller coaster look in the top rail. For 1 and 3/8 top rail with 4 foot fence measure from the ground up 46 1/2 inches on each end posts and gate post and run a string
Exactly
I used to work for a fence company and we installed these fences daily. But we would install 6 or even 7 foot high fences on commercial and industrial properties like refineries. It's a lot more to it because we would also have to run Barbed wire or even razor wire on top of the fence. This tiny fence is nothing compared to what we had to do. I really hated that job and quit after a few months.
Oh, it's a lot easier if you pretend you're doing a TH-cam instruction video.
Used to work for the state and we did a HBrace wildlife fence on the side of a road to keep animals from getting hit by vehicles ... I wouldn't say fencing is the hardest thing to do but it has it moments
There are a couple mistakes one the bottom wire needs to be stretched and the nuts to the inside. Also no need for dry cement on the bottom of the hole. 30 years experience.
Thank you. I was wandering why she said put dry cement in the hole first. So just fill it with wet cement
Trying to stretch to bottom wire was tougher than I thought it would be, but I eventually got it. Any handy hints would be appreciated.
Using a T shaped pipe with a hole drilled the bottom worked great. Run the wire through and spin it until bottom tension wire was tight. Sung bolts down then release, cut off excess wire after
Was gonna do this myself until i realized im lazy and would rather pay someone
pay me
It must be great to have so much money that you can just pay someone to do work for you
bjorn joseph Perhaps you got $$$$$!
@@Alexanderbuilds2001 it's not that much lol
When you get a quote for $5600, $7000 & 9000 (I sh*t you not)... You start to feel superhuman.
Plus, I get to buy a power auger with the money we'll save. F*cking SWEET!
Why am I watching this I'm never going to install a fence
Same lol
Same lol
Same here!
Logan Paul Vlogs why are you here when you live in a flat ?
same here. especially after watching this video.
Wish she was my neighbor so she can install it for me -.-
Revenue 321 Surreal.
Right?
"hey, I heard you were making a video on installing a fence. It just so happens that I, your neighbor, needs someone to install this fence that I just bought!". lol
Me too.
Hahaha yeah right
when pulling the fence tight, save time and effert by keeping the puller short and removing the excess fence just one time. (7.54) The slight loss of tension after attachment is not important.
What u mean keep it short
instructions not clear, glued my hamster to the wall
It her accent. There are several words I did not get; but research according to the sound of her voice.
😭😭😭😭😭
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well that's not ideal.
@@gardnho37 to
Building codes for a fence. Big gov
Yup, they gotta extort more money out of the tax cattle
@@jeromemarullo8305 Muh freedoms.
Yep
Ok
Plus ur $50 permit, plus $10 for using a debit card
You use terminology (jargon) used by the people who do this work all the time. Many of us watching are not familiar with that terminology. (Those familiar with your jargon do not watch your videos since they know how to do it in the first place)
There are so many parts of this that I would screw up
Don't you hate when they call it fabric?
Right..
I was halfway through the video before I knew wth they were talking about!
haha. I never get used to calling it "Chain link fence fabric" like I'm building a freakin pair of shorts or something.
thats the technical term tho
Yeah, kinda like Hardware Cloth. Just doesn't sound right.
Better edit out the concert bag dust flying around part....no one is wearing a mask🥺
Ive never installed chain link but for wood and vinyl you usually do corner post first, run a string along the top then set the post in between the run to the height of the string.
Calling a local company for setting up fencing, Seriously??
Yall put all the hardware on the wrong side. Secure side in
This is a good example of how NOT to put up your fence! Nuts an bolts on wrong side, didn’t show how to stretch tension wire, hinges on upside down on gate. I mean really, if you don’t know how it’s done … DONT MAKE A DIY VIDEO!
@Hello Rob how are you doing
A tree fell on my back fence. then the following week a tree branch fell on front fence. I want to fix it..Who do I call?
Why are we doing all of this extra work? Slam the posts in with a metal slammer, no crete no auger. Making the day a lot harder by doing all of this
The 351 people who disliked, couldnt figure out how to put up a fence
those are the people who live in apartments
That was incredible, I do hope my wife and I can do the same, thank you for sharing, however.
Never do a project with your wife! Why do I say this? I am now on my third wife....
Wishes you send these long time to,I was burned by my wife@@hturt4gnikool
@@hturt4gnikool have you considered that perhaps you are the problem?
Mine just keeps telling me to let her know when I need her help. Physical labor is not one of her strengths...lol
you don't explain why things are the way they are at the start you you need to slow down like explaining the 3 -4-5 rule you rush through to be professional leaving everyone lost you nd to slow down & explain infuriating watching you unfriendly unhelpful
The video should start with a visual identification of all parts along with an audio-plus-typed coupling of the terms used for those parts.
Great video started measuring but found out the gate is a different width, so I would have added that in the video for the terminal post. I’m actually starting with the gate first.
Also you should add how you actually straighten out the tension wire, I had to search a different and found how you guys did that.
I was like, I will put up the fence on Saturday morning and kick back on Sunday.
I was going to pay a contractor a ton of money to build a chain link fence. My property is quite big. 2400 square meters. That would cost me a lot for the fence. Now I will build it myself. Thanks for this superb video. 👏
Just go slow and take your time and will be the same result 💪
i felt like building a greenhouse then i layed down and the feeling went away.
username checks out
@@LongAssNaps fuckin right it does
By the time I buy all the tools, hire all the machinery, I might as well pay someone else to do it.
Most those tools you should have already. I’m confused by what specialty tool you’d need?
He's gay
@@Mike-dm5ut The tension puller thingy
@@Mike-dm5ut most people probably don't have a tension puller/come along and an earth auger. I bet a good chunk of people don't even have a wheelbarrow. Digging any more than 3-4 post holes manually is fairly difficult work in most soils.
He's probably not wrong. By the time you get done buying all of the tools that make the job a lot easier on your back + materials at retail cost you're probably only saving 10-20% off of a professional, and it's likely their work will look nicer.
@@michael95621 yea - if your not already a DIYer then these tools are not cheap to buy ALL at once. But for a job like this - depending on how fast a diyer is gonna do it them selves then yea they are probably better off just paying for it to be installed. Id say do it your self if only if you have the tools and the time. other than that , just hire someone - they will make it look nice for sure!
These r wuss chain link fences I want big tall ass ones
definitly need a bttm rail or in time it just warps all to hell , this is where precision comes in
Las bandas están alrreves los tornillos van hacia adentro no hacia afuera
The sag on that string line. Jesus Christ, do you want an arc?
What would be the cost of materials per 100 feet as of now August 2021?
did anyone else notice the very first post they set against the house looked out of kilter? it was either the post was not plumb or the house wasn't .
Lots of things are done the hard way. You don't need to square the fence using the 456 method. you can pull a line off the house and use the eye method. This is better than having a perfect square that does not match or line up with the house. Set you corner poles and pull a string. This is the string you will use the set the rest of the poles. You only need a hole about 8-12 inches deep. You can use hand hole diggers and get the correct diameter hole. Place the pole (terminal or line) in the hole and use a 9in level (or corner level in you prefer) to level the pole to the string. Then you take a pole driver and drive the pole down until the top of the pole is 45in out of the ground (for 4ft fence, this gives you the correct height once you install the top rail and loop cap). This also puts the bottom of the fence just above the ground and you don't have a 6in gap on the bottom(it defeats the purpose of a fence) Place DRY cement in hole to ground level and cover with dirt. You can install the rest of the fence immediately and don't have to wait for cement to set up. Some other small things are: you need to tighten the tension wire with a puller or other method, you can roll the fabric out standing up(its difficult to stand up 200ft of fence up), you only need about 5 ties and pig rings(on the bottom) for each section.
I'm sure there are other things but this should get you started.
And yes, i install fence professionally and have never had one fall down/blow away or have a complaint on the way it was installed.
It's Lowells they sell tools (of course they will show you the hard way because you need all those tools) 😂
where are you located! need a fence...
Measure down from the top of the pole the height of the fence and the rest goes in the ground? Sounds logical but it's my first fence and I don't want to do it twice lol
Have heard of 345.
What is the 456 method ?
I loved how submissive her offsider was,....in the old days there would of been 2 blokes doing the job, while mum was getting lunch ready.
And she was constantly tugging her jeans up !
Currently installing a mesh fence on rebar posts and it is an absolute nightmare 🤦🏻♂️😂
I would love if we could do it ourselves… for me, it looks complicated ☹️
A family member recently bought a new house and asked the contractors to build a 6-foot high privacy fence around the back yard. They specifically told the contractor they wanted a 6-foot high fence, but that it must be level across the top of the fence. The backyard sloped or varied in height by about 1-2 feet in certain areas.
When the contract was done, the home owners complained that the top of the fence was only 4-feet high in some areas and they were concerned their dog would jump the fence. They demanded the contractor tear down the fence and rebuild it. He refused saying he built it as per their specs. If they wanted it 6-feet high across every section of the fence, they’d have to pay to have up to 2-feet of dirt removed at a high price as he’d have to use a Bobcat, dump truck, and labor costs. They blew a fuse!
Moral of this story. Make sure you both understand what the end result will be or look like.
@@dropndeal Exactly. I would have done the same.
Why did he do the work without asking first?
@@briantorres1612 Most cities won't let you put in a fence over 6ft high (at any point from the ground), so it'd be clear to the builder that the lowest part should be 6ft from the ground, and hills would be less. It's the owners that didn't realize what they were asking. But if the builder wanted to be nice, he would've explained it to them.
Since they said it must be level across the top he followed their demands. It's not up to him to say their specs are wrong. He can't tell them what's important to them. He was right, they were wrong. Pay for your mistakes, don't get mad at others for following your directions. Be adult enough to admit you blew it. Anger is the easy way out.
@Hello Gil how are you doing
7:41 is where I ran out of equipment I'm willing to get. I was even gonna dig posts by hand, but the only other thing I can think of is using a ratcheting strap.....oh ok nvm
You can just grab a piece of scrap pipe, shovel handle or anything like that, put it through the chainlink a few inches before the end post and pry against the post :).
Awesome! Which do you consider more expensive and harder to install, this fence or a wooden fence?
Late reply but. Both have advantages and disadvantages depending on soil. Having a crew dig holes auger or not could cost 30 - 100 a hole with utility lines. Best call to have utility's marked before making any decision.
No way she's wrapping a tight string-line around that stake at 0:38 :D
I have yet to do a job where the everything is so simple. The ground is perfectly flat ,not even a pebble in the holes u dug, no bushes, trees ,no hills ,no posts on the side of a drop off, all the room in the world to roll your fence out. There's more too but I got to go dream of getting at least 1 job that looks like this once in my career.
we supposed to guess your measuring points? how far apart?
This was very informative in how to break thru chain link fences.
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this video was excellent. I was wondering how the end cup and rail were installed. I was about to try something way more complicated, but watching this video showed how to do it so easily. Saved me lots of time and re-work.
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Very informative. Even if I get a firm in, I will be able to see that they are doing it properly & not a bunch of cowboys. Thanks.
If you have cowboy do the work you'll get 3 strand barb wire.
So step 1: have a friend to help
Me: *slams down pencil and notepad*
Me: what isle do I buy that on?
I'm watching this even though I never plan on building a fence
How much does it cost to install chain link fence?
You might want to wear a dust mask when pouring bags of concrete.
only in California. lol
Just a little asbestos, you breathe it in every time you're on the road, asbestos brake pads are still sold only in the U.S.
Bubble level is good. Fast set concrete is more expensive. Screw gun is faster. Don’t need batter boards. The hardest part is leveling the gate. It’s a big tinker toy. Oh and ITS NOT FABRIC!!!! ITS FENCE!!!! 🙀. NOBODY SAYS THAT!!!
terminal posts dont need to be deeper than the line posts.7 foot terminal and line posts 2 foot down 5 feet up done.
Depends on where you live. Locally we can get strong winds and occasional tornados. Chain link let’s the air through, but you still have to design with the debris in mind. So schedule 40 posts set 3’ down in concrete.
I've always wondered if (assuming you could afford it) you could bury the bottom of the entire length of the fence in concrete - basically dig a trench underneath the fence maybe a foot and fill it up with concrete up to a few inches above the bottom of the post. It would probably be expensive but seems it would a great way to keep any animals from digging under it. Or would something like that violate any building codes.
I use hardware cloth. Lasts a long time.
When I did my chain link fence we put it down about 4 1/2 inches and it looks good after 35 years
I would just worry about the concrete shifting/heaving and warping the fence unless it was poured below frost line
I’ve built a small backyard fence for family that was to keep small dogs in, we dug a 6 inch trench in the line the fence was to go, then placed post and wired up the fencing. Once we had the fence up poured ready quik crete thru the trench and as far as I know nothing ever managed to dig under and that fence is still standing straight as can be. Not a bad idea and wasn’t extremely expensive at the time I did that one however if you were to pour a 16-30 inch trench worth of concrete various length it could become fairly costly
NOT KEEPING ANY WOODCHUCKS OUT IF ITS 2" ABOVE GROUND!!! THATS ALL THEY NEED TO FIT UNDER EVEN IF they are 26" long! (Of course they can dig 35 feet in 5minutes & Jump six feet! I need that fence 2feet down BELOW GROUND TO ATTEMPT KEEPING HIM AT BAY
i get a lot idea's to make things then i use that Very Important Word WHY ? Solved 👍
Yeah do a wooden fence if you can. Chain links maybe cheaper but are a pain in the ass and take a much longer time to do over a wooden fence with 8×8 posts.
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As someone who works in a fencing company we normally mix the concrete in a wheel barrow and dig all line posts,corner and gate posts with diggers and I forgot to mention 4 concrete bags in one wheel barrow to mix under a min which at first was hard but I learn that the human body can adapt to constant repetition of a physical activity resulting in a better shape then most who work inside and I do not mind it I’m not tryna brag or anything in just tryna point out differences I thought was odd but interesting
Yep. Nope. You make it look way too easy. Gen X here. I know dirt and tools, but we have a complicated relationship. Everytime I try to fix something I break something. I think kids before me were the flashlight holders and I was the tool fetcher and new words hearer. The in between of shit built to work and shit built to be cheap.
I recommend wearing some latex gloves under more durable glove if you're messing with concrete especially the dry stuff, your sweat will make it expand underneath your fingernails and it's painful.
chill out guys, its just a fence... Not nuclear physics
true i worked on nuclear reactors on submarines in navy. never needed fabric for the job though. lol
this guy does not know how to set a string line properly
Easiest way to change your property is to build not expensive structures compared to a house. It can be updated in google maps by every inhabitant, because google won't drive here again soon.
So what I’m hearing you say is just get a professional to do it. Got it!
9:29 damn what a hump in the fence
the ground is not level! 😉
@@JoseEscobar-dx2ud don’t confuse him
Horrible job. The material itself is light and not strong enough. The tension wire is bad.. we use a better quality and we stretch it with the come along. The gates are bad... We build our gates according to the ground.
3,4,5...... Pythagorean theorem!
Genius Gaming the hell is an 8 year old doing on a tutorial for a chain link fence
First thing to remember is get locates.. not last. If you forget this at the start you may and up wasting thousands of dollars in line repairs as well as possible loss of life due to not calling for a locate. This is a free service and should be done before even planning a fence.
I just realized I would rather be sipping on a cocktail and pay someone else to do it....Projects like this are never as easy as they make it to appear....& will just wreck my brain when it all comes crashing down...WTF just happened I followed the instructions....