How to Install a Vinyl Privacy Fence | Ask This Old House
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- This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook works with a fencing contractor to install a vinyl privacy fence. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Roger works with fencing contractor Mike McLaughlin to install a vinyl privacy fence.
Shopping List for Installing a Vinyl Privacy Fence:
- 4-foot semi-private vinyl fence and posts, used to make gate
- 6-foot privacy vinyl fence and posts, used to form the fence line
- 3/4-inch self-tapping screws, for attaching vinyl posts to aluminum I-beams
- Vinyl post caps
- Aluminum I-beams, used to fortify the gateposts
- Ready-mix concrete, for setting posts
- Pressure-treated 6x6, used to fortify bottom end of fence posts
- Wooden or metal stakes, for securing grade strings
- 2 1/2-inch deck screws and plastic caps, used to fasten the fence panels
- Gate hinges and hardware
Tools List for Installing a Vinyl Privacy Fence:
- Electric jackhammer, used to chop out asphalt driveway
- Mason line, used to establish straight layout lines
- Posthole digger
- Wheelbarrow, for mixing concrete
- Shovel, used to mix concrete and excavate dirt
- Steel bar, used to tamp down concrete
- Level, for plumbing up the posts
- Pointed brick trowel, used to smooth concrete
- Circular saw, used to cut pressure-treated 6x6
- Hammer, used to tap in stake
- Cordless drill, for driving screws
- Reciprocating saw, used to cut away the old fence
Expert assistance and materials for this project was provided by Mike McLaughlin of Pro Fence Inc. [www.profenceco...]
The fence that Roger and Mike installed was a six foot tall vinyl privacy fence with a top cap detail, referred to as a "board privacy" fence.
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I’m a sentimentalist. I like seeing Roger in these older ones now.
Roger was a beast!
About 35 years ago I dug the post holes for my brother's deck. I think the blisters on my hands from the post hole digger just healed last week. lol
7:20 "we're gonna run this right to the property line"
7:25 "let's go past the property line"
Hashtag encroachmennnnnnnnnt
10 years goes by and by common-law they own the land. True story.
So they have room to set post on their property or the line stake be in the way
@@OffroadCplsomebody gets it. You set the stake beyond where you are going to drop your corner post.
i really like these guys. they explained everything real simple without making me feel dumb.
Great job! This video shows just the kind of fence I’m wanting to do for my yard. And the accents made my day🙂! I’m from Boston, proudly born & raised. And listening to them talk made me “wicked” home sick😔🥺❤️…
I like these type of fences. The wooden fence looks good for 1 year then it became to like rotted popsicle sticks.
Ronnie Emerson they last a long time if you maintain them, but most people don’t maintain them
Metal Roof Panel Privacy Fence with steel post and c purlin for framing lasts a lifetime and looks good forever. with no maintenance
cooldbz12 my porch is made of this fence material and it’s not holding up. Previous owners put it in - not sure what they were thinking putting a white porch under a tree 😒 it’s never clean 😭
I build wood fences and offer to seal them after they start to gray. After a quick wash and dry then seal my fences look good for five years easy. Vinyl looks like Fisher price toys to me.
@@aaronmackay6123 but they last longer without all the maintenance. Gimme the toy and not the headaches that wood brings with the elements.
I'm so envious of people who can dig with post hole diggers..
My yard is pretty much a sheet of giant rocks with two inches of dirt over
I love the rock-free soil of south New Jersey. I can auger 20-30 holes an hour.
We have rocks in our yard I'll just use a jackhammer to dig a hole
With that gate he can pahk a cah in the yahd.
hilarious
hilarious
wallpaper42 OMG that was hilarious
you can take n drive yah cah in....
wallpaper42 Indeed! And also he stated he was going to staht at the high point of the yahd with the posts.... I would assume that when they finish all that hahd wuhk they'll be headed foah the bah down the street...
2 issues: It works better if you fill the post hole with cement to the TOP, then position the post. Also, the cement helps STOP the grass from growing around the post so it will be easier to trim grass with a weed eater without hitting the post with the blades or string.
0:48-0:52 Whenever you feel like the third wheel in a group conversation.
The please go away reaction...
"Your new back yod all stots with this gate..."
His Boston accent is almost as strong as Rogiz'!! (Boston pronunciation) I'm from Boston originally and Rogiz' accent always makes my head spin. His is as strong as it gets. All I can say it at least it is authentic, unlike Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
Ya we love Boston accents. Love that dirty. Water ohhhhh Boston . Your my home
Wooden pressure treated post will rot over time especially when set in concrete. Need metal inserts instead of pressure treated wood for it to last.
This is genious! Have the homeowner do the work, charge them for "installing and labor" then upload it to TH-cam to make money off of that.
lmao
When on TOH you pay for the materials and all labor and installation charges are paid for by the show.
Why didn't they use a corner post lol
The Reformed Times 😂👍
Most of you are probably on food stamps laughing at a home owner
As a fence contractor this was fun to watch.
this was a comedy show hahahaha
Just had a vinyl fence installed. They had to use a Bobcat auger and a jackhammer to get the he holes deep enough.
Use a string line to make sure it's parallel, and then mock where the post will go.
How did they install the gate? They skipped over that whole part.
It's self installing
3 inches in... "we gotta get these down 30 inches," huffing and puffing "THIRTY inches?"
He was waiting ALL day to say “vinyl is final.”
Thank you very much. I learn the right way to do it. I’m not even gonna tell you what I seen done
Quality workmanship.
These accents are classic!
It's alot easier and faster to dry pour the concrete around the posts finish the fence then go back and double check that they're level then add water.
Cheek Snatcher it's obvious you've never built a fence before.
That's the worst way to set a post. You need to dig a hole below your frost line in most cases, fill it with premixed concrete and drive the post into place. What do I know, I have only installed and sold vinyl fence for 27 years.
Old school. Plain hard work.
you can install any kind of vinyl post with any kind of panel. They are the same size
this is really a great video,if you also need vinyl fence gate latchs and hinges
we are manufacturer of fence gate hardware in China
Everything about this video was perfect, those almost 400 people that clicked "thumbs down" need to get a life; I'd like to see them try this.
the wooden insert in the bottom of the posts does nothing. Also the bottom rails are made so thin that they decided to install a steel insert to "make it stronger" . Go see that insert, it does not support even a 10 pound weight. But you can buy good strong rails. The sections did not have "picket channels", which attach the pickets to the post(any good pvc has them)
Probably contractors who don't want tou doing it yourself 🤣 and charge you outrageously high dollar
Only hillbillies park cars in the yard.
Never get semi-private because they can see you, but you can't see them.
ARCTIC TOWER until you realize it’s just a gate 4 foot tall?
So if u were to install it backwards it would be vice versa would it not?
Sadly it can be necessary in certain areas, simply because of the wind. Unless you port a full privacy fence with enough holes, a good constant gusts will tear it down. These allow the wind to pass through which is convenient for many that experience hurricane and tornado level storms.
That said I went through the extra effort to fabricate the previously mentioned ports in my fence, and have a gate that can latch shut to cover them. Just requires going out in the storm to open them all which is a pain in the rear.
"Tell me which way you want it Mike"
So many ways that’s way wrong 😂
That was hot asf
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@@ronniehooperjr1 xjd16vmvvvvvvvc
Whoever named Roger had a sense of humor. I wonder how he is able to say his name without any R's....
I watched a vinyl fence get installed at my neighbors house and didn't see them insert any wood or aluminum inserts in the posts. Hmm. I better ask questions if I ever decide to have this done and make sure it is written in the contract.
Concrte isnt needed, and if you do, put it in the hole first and allow to dry, then level the post and fill with dirt, then set the vinyl , the reason for this is that the ground will shift , and if you can move the post you can have a straight fence again
Frank maybe you can tell me, my back yard isn't leveled. it's a slope higher at top the lower as it goes away from house. how can I NOT have the stair step look when installing
“Mike, ah you sure you don’t wanna use pack? It’s three qwuarta stone and stone dust mixed togetha”
3:13 sounds sexual 😂😂💀💀
How many do you want 2 or 3
Ado lfo and the way he said it like all quite and slow🤣🤣🤣
How do you like your love mike
Do you fill it all the way to the top, Mike? 3:28
6:48 they just push dirt with their feet while the homeowner just works lmao.
Need to see a video on how to add for height extension
I prefer Wooden fences more. Looks So much better then Ugly Vinyl fences
no mention was made that the tops of the gate posts should be level with each other... They skip a lot. after all its just a TV show
I guess they assumed just as I, that it is just common sense?
Dennis Adams description has full episode
what he means by I'll work with Eric is I'll watch him work
I need this for my carport
What's the point of the pressure treated in the bottom of the post? If you set the post into the concrete, wouldn't a hollow post filled with concrete be stronger?
these guys arr wicked smaat!
Sounds like I’m watching the Sapranos😄
Like watching an episode of Sapranos minus the killing. Entertaining and informative.
What is the brand of the vinyl fence that was used in this video? Thanks.
So i glanced at the beginning then looked away and heard the dude talk, geeked me out i thought it was Richard at first.
Lol
Should the aluminum insert be as long as the vinyl post? Doesn't aluminum react with concrete if the post and insert are set in concrete?
These fences look nice...for a while, but inevitably they sag and warp. Do not even bother with them if you live in a hot summer area.
3 days to complete that? My crew of 3 and myself would of finished that in approximately 8-10 hours. I hope those holes are 36”-42” Roger looked a bit sluggish there with his diggers.
They don’t tell you using a post hole digger is completely exhausting and time consuming. I wouldn’t dig more than one ... but the treated lumber inside the vinyl is bad*** ... this is how you do it!!! Would stop a speeding car
Plastic in the ocean landfills and your backyard nice
3:12 "tell me the way you want it mike" wtf!
7:25 (AGAIN)
HaHa!
Came to the comments hoping i wasnt the only one
Lmfao
Love his respone..."Pull a little to me"😂
"And i see ya already loven the yahd
Do they have an auger ordinance there? All that post hole digging by hand...
I was thinking they should have inserted the "Two Hours Later" meme in there! lol
It looked like there was a shitload of rocks in the soil there
Augers kick so theyre not gonna use it near his deck or the neighbors fence. Those corners need to be hand dug but the rest I’m sure they used an auger. They probably wanna show a home owner can easily do it. Even with the rocks a good 2 man auger would rip threw them.
All that digging 2.5 feet down and not a single mention of having your utility companies mark their lines before digging.
he left cracks at the corners
That was a 5" post, so the first hole was (at best) 10" in diameter. The hole should be closer to 12", to have the heft needed to secure the post in the ground. The I-beam insert gives the post stiffness, but a proper mounting into the ground is crucial to support the additional weight of the gate. I also agree the first post hole was too shallow. The top of the post begins its descent at wee-bit higher than the top of the 6' fence, but ends up only ~2' below the top of the fence. A 30" set is a minimum--when the frost depth is less than 30".
That's a good pole diggah.
Im going to MAAAAAAK it right here. Great BAAAAAK YAAAAD.
This episode must have been in Rockland Mass , 2:38 into video you see why I said that...
Doesn't Aluminum corrode when in contact with concrete?
Yes it does but it should be fine
Beautiful you guys made it look so....easy
Didn't you hear it took them 3 days that's definitely not looking easy.
Ive had to do a lot of post holes. Why don't they make a digger that has bent handles at the top instead of straight where you bang your knuckles?? I'm a genius
Indeed you are!
Lol I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve accidentally punched bricks from a house, bushes, or an existing chain link fence that isn’t coming out
lol they do...
Really helpful. Thank you!
Thanks RAAJA
My only problem with this video is that the privacy fence is already up. This "privacy fence" is a waist high gate. Not very private when anyone over five foot can see over the top of it.
I don't think it will last against strong typhoons in the Philippines. It will fall somehow though u can still re-erect but another strong will fall it again and again.
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While fences on yardlines have to maintain a "regulated" height.. what about building secondary fences in our yards, are they also confined to regulations?
Do we have to put cement for fence posts? Can we do those steel things underneath the ground and put a four or five feet wood fence. And if we have to do 6 feet can we put those steel ones. I live in canada and we have lots of snow and frost.
What do you do if your backyard does not line up properly for a full fence and you have to cut in half or even smaller to put that last piece in? How do you do that? Cut fence somehow?
you do have to cut it. I am a fence installer. it is harder to cut and install premade panels versus ones that go together piece by piece. My last vinyl fence install was yesterday.
Use a chain saw though. It’s a heck of a lot cleaner, nicer and faster method to complete task
Great job !! How much did a fence this long cost the home owner?
Rog is quite here
those screws were never mentioned in any other videos nor were they mention in the manufacturers instructions.
Can’t watch anymore. Wish they would have gotten some of us guys who really know how to build a nice vinyl fence. No treated wood or aluminum inserts. Their gates will sag in no time especially when one kids steps on it. I have vinyl fences still standing 20 years later. Just need to know how to do it!
What type of inserts do you use?
Hi Mike & Roger
My husband who is a veteran needs your help with installing the fence in the front of our house to get some privacy in our yard. It’s busy street so we need that privacy for the kids to enjoy the yard. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Why only dig 30in? Shouldn't the posts go below the frost line? I assume this is in the northeast. Most frost lines are at least 4ft.
“Cut it out with the electric jack hammer”. That’s a bit much $$ for a 6x6 hole. Hammer drill with a chisel bit will do, and probably quicker counting the time to go a rent one.
Even a circ saw could have done the trick. Should have spent the rental money on an auger
Sense that is hollow , I would have filled up the hole with concrete and then put the post in.
Love Roger and co. But isn't vinyl fencing basically crap?
Maybe someone can tell me, my back yard isn't leveled. it's a slope higher at top then lower as it goes away from house. how can I NOT have the stair step look when installing my vinyl fence?
did he not measure the top height of the post ? during putting the post in the hole.
I'd like to know what brand of fence did they use. Because the panels being sold at Lowe's like that don't slide into the post as in this video, but cheaply screw into the post where connection is.
Was even looking for this brand because of the top long cap along the top of panel and the bar that slides into the bottom of panel to keep it secure and won't sag
Try Vinyl Yard Solutions Inc
What about elevation changes? I can't see this working on even the slightest change beyond flat ground. You can't tilt panels up or down, or stagger them up or down a hill. Am I right?
Depending on the style/ configuration of the vinyl fence they can absolutely be installed on slopes. I've installed 10's of thousands of feet of these fences ...
Why not use fast-setting concrete? That looks like a mix from a 60 or 80lb bag of quikrete or similar.
Great video
What if the neighbors fence had a hunk of concrete around the post? Would you have to break that Concrete up or is there something else you can do?
You should try a YARDLOCK on your next video.
It's not really helpful to point out how much better the quality of the panels used for this installation is compared to the other you showed if you don't tell us what brand you used.
violetxoxox As a PBS station I don’t think that they are allowed to endorse any company directly like that. It’s not ethical to other companies.
It would also be a form of free advertising for the fence manufacturer.
violetxoxox b. U
So.... gas post hole digger $60 a day
Shoulder replacement surgery in the USA $168,338.43. Smart guys...
Pop the pin and throw it!
Where's the step where you ensure the first two gate posts are the exact same height? A 30" hole with a couple shovels of concrete in the bottom before inserting the post is not an accurate measurement ensuring uniformity.
it can be cut later
If the old wooden fence was on the property line and they installed the new fence in its spot why did they take it down? They made it sound that because it was on the property line they had to take it down
2:11 two men working on the holes :P
I just watched this video, old as it is. I think they put the gates on the wrong sides. Shouldn't the cross brace be going from top hinge across to the bottom to hold the weight up better. They have it at the bottom hinge going up.
wow, looks like she's carrying triplets.
Great job stay safe 👮🏻♂️🚔🚨
As that tree gets bigger, it will push the fence out of alignment.
Never put wood inside a vinyl post, the water runs down through the holes in the post And soaks the wood and expands causing the vinyl to crack and split. Replacing all your post reguires removing and rebuilding your $18,000 fence 3-5 years later. Ask a fence professional that's seen it before!