Video would’ve been more helpful if you show how the fasteners were placed in hand obstructed the whole view. Also how you go about measuring & cutting the pieces.
Notice at 1:08 of the video, how the guy appears to insert a brass fastener with almost no effort. THAT is a clear misrepresentation. First of all, you must use both hands, and fold the tape over itself on the end. Once folded, you must then puncture the two layers of tape with the brass fastener (they're like manila folder clasps), pushing it through then bending the prongs down to lock it in place. Depending on how tall the person is and the fence height, the uppers aren't too difficult. You may need a short ladder or stool if you're not tall. Then you gotta do the bottom. Doing the bottoms is much tougher. Besides folding the tape over on the end, you should also pull the tape tight, and keep it tight as you maneuver a fastener into place, force it through the tape (and not into your fingers on the other side), and bend the prongs down. Gloves are no good, you have to be able to do a lot of this by feel. Lay a tarp down and lay on your side and give your hands and wrists a workout. You will get filthy. At the end of the day your hands might ache. If you already have arthritis, ouch. I almost got someone to be on the opposite side of the fence. That way one person stretches the tape and folds it over, the other inserts the prongs, and then the other person can let go of the tape and bend the prongs flat. Either way, and if everything goes right, it'll be a pain in the ass. Each end of tape takes probably 30 seconds, but sometimes you drop a fastener, or bend it over when you're trying to puncture, and the time doubles. You might run your knuckle across a rough piece of chain link too, because your hands are pressed right up against it. All that said, the fence looks great when you're done, and after two and a half summers, it has not faded or gotten brittle. I'm satisfied with the product, but just know, putting those fasteners on is hard. My fence is about 400 feet long, so that was a lot of ends to do.
Did you all just throw all your carbs in the garbage to begin? I have sacks of potatoes and onions, cereals; canisters of flour, wheat and sugar. I’m asking for practical advice please.
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Video would’ve been more helpful if you show how the fasteners were placed in hand obstructed the whole view. Also how you go about measuring & cutting the pieces.
Hi so how does it do for noise / sound reduction?
Notice at 1:08 of the video, how the guy appears to insert a brass fastener with almost no effort. THAT is a clear misrepresentation. First of all, you must use both hands, and fold the tape over itself on the end. Once folded, you must then puncture the two layers of tape with the brass fastener (they're like manila folder clasps), pushing it through then bending the prongs down to lock it in place. Depending on how tall the person is and the fence height, the uppers aren't too difficult. You may need a short ladder or stool if you're not tall. Then you gotta do the bottom. Doing the bottoms is much tougher. Besides folding the tape over on the end, you should also pull the tape tight, and keep it tight as you maneuver a fastener into place, force it through the tape (and not into your fingers on the other side), and bend the prongs down. Gloves are no good, you have to be able to do a lot of this by feel. Lay a tarp down and lay on your side and give your hands and wrists a workout. You will get filthy. At the end of the day your hands might ache. If you already have arthritis, ouch.
I almost got someone to be on the opposite side of the fence. That way one person stretches the tape and folds it over, the other inserts the prongs, and then the other person can let go of the tape and bend the prongs flat. Either way, and if everything goes right, it'll be a pain in the ass. Each end of tape takes probably 30 seconds, but sometimes you drop a fastener, or bend it over when you're trying to puncture, and the time doubles. You might run your knuckle across a rough piece of chain link too, because your hands are pressed right up against it.
All that said, the fence looks great when you're done, and after two and a half summers, it has not faded or gotten brittle. I'm satisfied with the product, but just know, putting those fasteners on is hard. My fence is about 400 feet long, so that was a lot of ends to do.
Did you all just throw all your carbs in the garbage to begin? I have sacks of potatoes and onions, cereals; canisters of flour, wheat and sugar.
I’m asking for practical advice please.
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