Ontario Community Newspapers

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 6 May 1987, p. 17

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Because ot debug around construchon sues there could be other metal an the ground " you ttntl metal With the magnet and smug dug down and fund If It Is the post, don't assume " us OccasonalN they can be found wnh a magnet on a strung The magnet wnlt be pulled towards the metal In the ground " oi course the post us the only metal thing m the ground Of course If your plot plan IS In metric that s another story " rs always best to locate the fence an rnch or two on your srde of the property lune to make sure Usually the four corners ot your lot wm have metal posts drlven unto the ground These sometimes can be Iound wnh a shovel after taking careful measurements but sometimes they are qunte hard to fund Since they could have been drwen down unto the ground by machmery used for Dackftllmg, or other construction work If It IS an older plan It will be In Impenal measurements and hgures such as 5 6 leet wull mean five feet plus stx-tenths of a foot Don‘t mistake It for hve tee1 StX mches, whcch would be 5 5 feet _ Thls plot plan IS usually wrth the papers you received when you bought your home It shows where the house ts located on the lot " rs very Important that you make sure you bum) your fence on your property " you happen to have It on your neighbor‘s lot he can make sure you move " and that would be expenswe The best way to make sure the fence IS on your porperty vs to go by a plot plan The posts should be treated at least the pan that goes Into the ground It IS best to soak that part of the post In a preservative maternal " you have no way of soaking the posts then brush on a number ot coats and tet It soak m However, If you are choosing standard untreated wood most people want cedar for the posts, M or pme tor the frame or rails. and spruce or pme tor the puckets " rs more reststant to rot thus Iastmg longer than untreated maternal. and it IS pressure-treated brown he first step In budding a fence IS to choose a desagn Building supply I dealers have brochures on descgns After having selected a desth that will complement your home the next step IS to choose the matertats Pressutetteated Sun Wood IS a very common product now being used tor fences q will q r l o “.381 q disa q 9 eh . fran PVC TUBULAR FURNITURE Things to do --1-t-. and not to do when building your fence lightweight, easy to handle disassembles for storage 9 elegant fabric colors frames in grey, white or vanilla will not crack, chip or corrode _r_equire_s {10 refinishing ABSOLUTE QUALITY "We Guarantee It!” alumnus- "oe mum IYIC‘L! When nailing the tence together always use galvanized halts. preferably hot~dupped ones Many tence buttders use oval-headed gatvamzed Stdlng nails If you use ordinary common nauts or even coated natts, they eventually wutt rust, and the lust will stem the tence When pamtmg or stamung a fence always use good quality exteno: slams and pants Me same type of pan! or stam you would use on the house should be used on the tence Since water tmds Its own level the level of the water In the hose at the other post wcll be exactly the level ot the mark on the tmst post Next 'nstall a Ugh! slung between the two posts at the mark, and level an the posts to the String Either hand or power post hole augers can be rented from your budding supply store Posts are usually installed every eoght feet except tor Six-toot tugh fences, where the posts are SIX feet apart If your posts are tarther apart than the standard length of water hose, Simply put several of them together It us one ot the easiest ways of levelling posts Posts should be InstaIIed at least three teet Into the ground, or orte-third of me total length tn order to level the posts, use a semMransparent water hose Install the two comer posts and run the water hose from one to the other, letting II he on the ground Te both ends of the hose, wmch runs up along the snde ot the post to the top of the post With the ends sticking up beyond the top Decide how hugh your fence post IS going to be. and put a mark on one post at that pomt Then pour water Into the hose until the water level comes up to the mark on the post Instead of usung mixed concrete, use a mixture of sand or gravel and dry Portland cement, adding no water to the mvxture MIX " up and then use If to tamp around the post to make It solid The mixture wull draw moisture trom the son and torm unto a SONG honey-comb mass which will allow morsture to drain away from the post and yet keep It solid Do not cement the posts m solnd concrete Many people teel the; will gwe them a very SONG. strong tence It does, but the problem IS that the post wtll rot right at the ground level, because mOIsture ts retained by the concrete around the Available from: IENKINS INDOOR LANDSCAPE 20 steckle Place, Unit #2 Kitchener - 893-2292 Monday-Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-4 MADE IN CANADA u 0 SPRING CLEANUP o LAWN ROLLING q SPRING FERTILIZING ' WEED CONTROL 0 AERATING ' DETHATCHING o INTERLOCKING STONE - DRIVEWAYS. 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