Vinyl 4 Rail Post & Rail

• 2" x 6" ribbed rails
• 5" x 5" posts
• 12" x 42" concrete footers
• Ring retainers for rails
• 100% virgin vinyl (reground vinyl is taboo!)

Property owned by G. & M. Smith

Lesson 1: Keep the vinyl rails clean to avoid scratching as they are slid into the prerouted posts.

Some Facts: The height of the fence is about 57" to the top rail. Flat interior caps are used for horse fence to make it more difficult for the horses to bite the cap edge on exterior types. The rails are a full 2" thick by 6" wide.

Lesson 2: 16' rails were used for additional strength. Each rail spans 3 posts and the ends are placed alternating so all 4 rails do not end at the same line post.

Concrete Footers: 12" diameter x 42" deep. Posts are stuck into the wet concrete after pouring to assure that each one is filled on the interior also. Failure to do so will allow water and temperatures to "bust" the footers apart. Each end and corner post is filled with concrete to the top rail and reinforced with 1/2" rebar. In addition, we filled line posts on long runs about every 120' or so. We find it best to keep footers 2-6" below the grade to prevent post-heaving. Figure 8-9 posts per yard depending on digging conditions. We got hit hard on demurrage charges because our 3 yard pours exceeded the 1 hour dump time allowed by our concrete company. Most of the concrete had to be carried by front-loader to the holes. Faster dump times and bigger loads could be handled along the driveway where concrete was "chuted" into the holes.