String Line Fence Post

Using your string line you will run the string on the outside of the soon to be installed fence.

String line fence post.

The longer the run the tighter the string needs to be to stay straight. Hammer your stakes in clear of your post holes so that the stakes are not disturbed during digging. I like to use fast setting concrete for these posts. Considering this your corner posts should be longer and if possible larger than your line posts.

Measure the positions of the posts with a tape measure and drive a stake at each point. The lower string is to the ground without touching the ground the better. Stretch mason string between the centers of all the batter boards to delineate the perimeter of the fence. Drop a post into each hole and line its face up with the string while you plumb it.

Well this is where you have to sort of take a guess or at least i did. In other words the string will run where the fabric or wood pickets will be located. This can easily throw your fence line out of alignment. How do you know you are parallel with the property line is the fence actually on the property line.

The outside edge of the stake should just touch the line. Pulling a string it s really called mason s line tight between two points is the best way to build a fence straight and true. For me building a fence starts with getting posts plumb and in a laser straight line. The following formula will help you compute the number of fence posts you need.

Corner posts should be buried deeper to the ground at least 2 3 of the entire length of the post compared to your line posts at least 2 feet. Use a string line level or bench level to make sure the line is level then check to see that.