Best Way To Build Vinyl Shadow Box Fence

When you install a fence in the yard, are you worried about which one of the fences faces yourself, and which side is the neighbor? If you look at the beautiful side of the yard, your yard will be easy to decorate and look very warm, but for the neighbors you will face the side of your unfavorable fence. On the contrary, your yard will look like a fly in the ointment. The vinyl privacy fence solves this problem for you. The vinyl private fence is the first choice for many people to choose a fence. You don't have to worry about which side faces you and which side faces your neighbors. Because the vinyl privacy fence is the same on both sides, this is valued by most people, and it makes the court look beautiful. This article will explain in detail the entire process of making a vinyl privacy fencing.

The main points are as follows:

• What is shadow box fence

• Preparation list

• Steps to build shadow box fence

1、What is shadow box fence

The shadow box fence is a style fence, which looks like a good two-sided fence, which is made up of staggered or vertical planks placed on two or three railings. There are a few warning lines fixed on one side, and the other is fixed on the other side, so that they can block the gap of the other side. You don't need to worry about which side is "neighbor friendly" because this is for you and your neighbors. It is beautiful. Another advantage of the shadow box is that it allows air to flow through the fence. This type of fence, due to spacing and design, will extend the life of the fence. Shadow fences have an average height of 6 feet, but sometimes they may be only 4 feet in length, and sometimes even 8 feet tall.

2、Preparation list

• 4×4 vinyl fencing pile, pressure treatment

• 2×4 rail, pressure treatment

• 6" vinyl tip pile, pressure treatment

• Pre-installed shadow box vinyl fence board

• Electric drill with drill

• Hand saw

• Power drill

• string

• Level instrument

• Screw/nail

• shovel

• Concrete and gravel

• Grade pile

• shovel

• Latex paint / waterproof dyeing

3、Steps to build shadow box fence

1) Use a survey of your home to determine the dimensions of your yard. You'll need approximately 24 of the 1-by-6 pickets per 8-foot section, plus three of the 2-by-4s to use as vinyl privacy fence stringers. You'll install a 4-by-4 post every 8 feet, so calculate your needs. Make sure to buy pressure treated vinyl privacy fence.

2) Dig your post holes. You can use a hand-held post hole digger if you don't have too many holes to dig; renting an auger is more efficient if your yard is large. Attach a screw to the top of each vinyl fence post. Attach a rope that connects the screws of all vinyl fences to make them tight and level. You need to dig the holes every 8 feet and at least 18 inches deep.

3) Mix up a quick-setting concrete. Follow the directions on the bag. Place a 4-by-4 post into one of the holes, tamp it down and pour some concrete into the hole. Use a level to make sure your post is plumb and hold it in place for about a minute. Move to the next hole and repeat. When you're done, cut the vinyl privacy fence posts to a height of 5 feet 10 inches above the ground.After the concrete has set, the holes are filled with a wet concrete mixture. Allow it to overflow and use a shovel to form a slope on top of the concrete.

4) Nail up your vinyl privacy fence stringers. Use the 10d nails and your nail gun to attach them to the outside edges of the posts, checking to make sure they're level. Nail the lower stringer at a height of one foot from ground level; the top stringer goes 1 foot below the top of the posts. Split the difference and nail up your third stringer in the middle. They should overlap the 4-by-4 vinyl privacy fence posts by 2 inches on each end.

5) Attach your guide pickets. Starting on the inside of the vinyl privacy fence, butt your first picket up against the 4-by-4 post (it'll stick up above the post about 2 inches); check to see that it's plumb and nail it in using the 6d nails. Skip a post and nail another picket at the same height against the next 4-by-4 (the next post should be 16 feet away). Run a taught string between the posts to make sure the pickets are installed at the same height all the way across.

6) Cut a spacer out of scrap vinyl ; cut it 4 inches wide. Use this to know where to hang your next picket. Put the spacer up against the first picket you hung and then butt your next picket up against the spacer. Check to make sure the picket is plumb and nail it to the stringers. Proceed in this fashion along the inside of the vinyl privacy fence.

7) Move to the outside of the vinyl privacy fence and repeat Step 5 and Step 6. Stain or paint your vinyl privacy fence if you'd like.

The production of vinyl privacy fences is a very complicated and delicate job, and it takes a lot of effort to get a perfect vinyl privacy fencing. You don't have to make these yourself, but after you understand this, you can use this knowledge to judge the pros and cons of the vinyl privacy fence you see. Go learn!