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Molded and Extruded Fence Installation Guideline

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Extruded .............................................................................................................................. 3
Molded .................................................................................................................................. 5
Tools and Materials ........................................................................................................ 6
General Information .......................................................................................................7
Cape Cod ........................................................................................................................8-9
Baron, Baron with Select Cedar Texture,
Countess, Princeton, Victorian ........................................................................12-13
Manchester ................................................................................................................. 14-15
Columbia ......................................................................................................................16-17
Imperial, Imperial with Select Cedar Texture ......................................... 18-19
Breezewood with Select Cedar Texture ..................................................20-21
Millbrook .....................................................................................................................22-23
Allegheny® .................................................................................................................24-27
Sherwood ................................................................................................................... 28-31
Brookline, Brookline with CertaGrain® Texture ....................................32-33
Chesterfield, Chesterfield with CertaGrain® Texture .......................34-35
Chesterfield with Huntington Accent,
Chesterfield with Westminster Accent .................................................... 36-37
Galveston, Galveston with CertaGrain® Texture .................................38-39
New Lexington ....................................................................................................... 40-41
Lattice, Victorian, Spindle ...............................................................................42-43
Concave, Convex, "S" Curve and Swoop .............................................. 44-45
Crossbuck, 2-Rail, 3-Rail, 4-Rail ...................................................................46-47
2-Rail, 3-Rail, 4-Rail with CertaGrain® Texture ................................... 48-49
Installaion
Variable Terrain Installation ............................................................................50-53
Mounting on Concrete .......................................................................................54-55
Post Routing Template Kit ..................................................................................... 56
Glossary .............................................................................................................................57
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Bufftech ® Molded and Extruded Fence Installation Guideline Table of Contents Fence System Components Extruded ..........................3 Molded ..........................5 Tools and Materials ......................6 General Information .......................7 Traditional Picket Fence Cape Cod ........................8-9 Danbury, Danbury with Select Cedar Texture, Rothbury ....10-11...
  • Page 3: Fence System Components Extruded

    Fence System Components - Extruded Line Post Caps Exterior Ball New England Picket Top Rail Section Bottom Rail Corner Post End/Gate Post Gate 1" ON EACH SIDE FOR HINGE 1" ON EACH SIDE FOR HINGE 3/4" FOR LATCH ADJUSTABLE NYLON HINGE LOKK LATCH END/GATE POST OPPOSITE...
  • Page 4: Molded

    Fence System Components - Molded Caps Single Cap Double Inline Cap 45° Cap Fence Panel 102" 72" x 72" POST HEIGHT All size fence panels include steel channel in top and bottom rail Post Types 74" MINIMUM TOP OF POST TO GROUND LEVEL Line Post End Post...
  • Page 5 This still needs work - info/design 1-1/2" Gate hinge threads into the Gate hinge threads into the upper and lower inserts in the upper and lower inserts in gate metal frame leaving about 1-1/2" from the edge of the the gate metal frame leaving gate to the gate post.
  • Page 6: Tools And Materials

    Tools and Materials Getting Started Installing Bottom Rail • Leveling blocks • Site plans and permits • Shim stock • Measuring tape • Duct tape to seal rail ends • Hammer or mallet • Wooden stakes Installing Gate(s) Extruded • String line •...
  • Page 7: General Information

    General Information Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging. Installation techniques may vary in different regions; be sure to check local requirements prior to installation. Concrete Requirements • Steel post should go at least halfway up the vinyl post All posts require concrete to be poured around the post base.
  • Page 8: Traditional Picket Fence Cape Cod

    Traditional Picket Fence – Cape Cod 1. Getting Started 7. Install Top Rail • Insert lock ring in each end of rail • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Depress lock ring tabs, insert top rail in post •...
  • Page 9 Traditional Picket Fence Includes: Cape Cod ATTACH TRADITIONAL PICKETS TO RAILS WITH 5/16" X 3/4" HEX WASHER HEAD SCREWS. TIGHTEN WITH 1/2" NUT DRIVER. LOCK TOP RAIL IN POST INSERT PLUG-IN RAIL WITH #8 X 3/4" SCREW ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE AND 3/4"...
  • Page 10: Danbury, Danbury With Select Cedar Texture, Rothbury

    Traditional Picket Fence – Danbury (straight & concave), Danbury with Select Cedar Texture (straight & concave), Rothbury (straight & concave) 1. Getting Started 7. Install Pickets • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Insert top rail in post with large holes facing down •...
  • Page 11 Traditional Picket Fence Includes: Danbury (straight & concave) 4 x 4 posts Danbury with Select Cedar Texture (straight & concave) 5 x 5 posts Rothbury (straight & concave) 4 x 4 posts LOCK TOP RAIL IN POST WITH #8 X 3/4" SCREW ALLOW 1"...
  • Page 12 Contemporary Picket Fence – Baron, Baron with Select Cedar Texture, Countess, Princeton, Victorian 1. Getting Started 7. Install Pickets and Rails • Insert mid-rail (if applicable) in post with large holes • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging facing down.
  • Page 13: Contemporary Picket Fence

    Contemporary Picket Fence Includes: Baron, Baron with Select Cedar Texture, Countess, Princeton, Victorian ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE AND 3/4" FOR LATCH SYSTEM LOCK TOP RAIL IN POST WITH #8 X 3/4" SCREW POST CENTERS ALLOW CLEARANCE 4 X 4 POSTS = 96" FOR GATE SWING 5 X 5 POSTS = 97"...
  • Page 14 Classic Fence – Manchester (straight & concave) 1. Getting Started • For Manchester - Depress lock ring and insert top rail in post. Pickets are factory crimped to hold in rail. Insert pickets • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging through rail into bottom rail •...
  • Page 15: Classic Fence

    Classic Fence Includes: Manchester (straight & concave) TO ACHIEVE THIS SCALLOP: - CUT 2" OFF BOTTOM OF 3RD PICKET FOR MANCHESTER CONCAVE, FIRST FOUR AND LAST FOUR - CUT 4" OFF BOTTOM OF 4TH PICKET PICKETS MAY BE FIELD CUT TO FORM DESIRED DESIGN.
  • Page 16: Semi-Private Fence Columbia

    Semi-Private Fence – Columbia 1. Getting Started No bullet clips are required) 8. Install Pickets and Top Rail • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Assemble gates (if necessary) and decide where they will • Insert all pickets through mid-rail into bottom rail be located •...
  • Page 17 Semi-Private Fence Includes: Columbia NOTE: COLUMBIA USES MILLBROOK GATES AND GATE KITS. ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE LOCK TOP RAIL IN POST AND 3/4" FOR LATCH SYSTEM WITH #8 X 3/4" SCREW POST CENTERS ALLOW CLEARANCE 5 X 5 POSTS = 96-1/8" FOR GATE SWING DIG HOLES 30"...
  • Page 18: Imperial, Imperial With Select Cedar Texture

    Semi-Private Fence – Imperial, Imperial with Select Cedar Texture 1. Getting Started 7. Install Pickets and Rails • Insert mid-rail (if applicable) in post with large holes • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging facing down. Do not install lock rings at this point •...
  • Page 19 Semi-Private Fence Includes: Imperial, Imperial with Select Cedar Texture ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE AND 3/4" FOR LATCH SYSTEM LOCK TOP RAIL IN POST WITH #8 X 3/4" SCREW TO COMPLY WITH THE HIGH VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONES POST CENTERS ALLOW CLEARANCE SECTION R44003.1.2.1 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, A 4 X 4 POSTS = 96"...
  • Page 20: Breezewood With Select Cedar Texture

    Semi-Private Fence – Breezewood with Select Cedar Texture • Insert pickets in post far enough to clear other post. 1. Getting Started Pull pickets into post until crimps lock picket into post • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging •...
  • Page 21 Semi-Private Fence Breezewood Breezewood Includes: Breezewood with Select Cedar Texture SECURE MID-BRACE TO TOP AND BOTTOM RAIL WITH (2) #8 X 1-1/2" SCREWS, CAPS AND WASHERS ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE AND 3/4" FOR LATCH SYSTEM LOCK TOP RAIL IN POST WITH #8 X 3/4"...
  • Page 22: Millbrook

    Semi-Private Fence – Millbrook 1. Getting Started 7. Install Pickets and Rails • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Insert mid-rail in post with large holes facing down • Insert pickets through holes in mid-rail • Assemble gates (if necessary) and decide where they will be located •...
  • Page 23 Semi-Private Fence Includes: Millbrook LOCK TOP RAIL IN POST ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE WITH #8 X 3/4" SCREW AND 3/4" FOR LATCH SYSTEM POST CENTERS ALLOW CLEARANCE 5 X 5 POSTS = 96" FOR GATE SWING DIG HOLES 30" DEEP OR TO FROST LINE HOLD TOP AND BOTTOM RAILS IN POST...
  • Page 24: Privacy Fence

    Privacy Fence – Allegheny 4', and 6' High ® 1. Getting Started 7. Install Fence Panels • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Check to ensure top and bottom rails have stiffeners. They come installed, however, may have been removed to use as •...
  • Page 25: Allegheny

    Privacy Fence Includes: Allegheny SEE CHART BELOW FOR POSTS CENTERS DIG HOLES 30" DEEP OR TO FROST LINE POST HOLES 5 X 5 POSTS = 12" Panel Size Bracket Location 50" 74" 98" from top of post Center to Center Post Dimensions 98"...
  • Page 26 Privacy Fence – Allegheny 8' High ® 1. Getting Started 8. Install top panel • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Lift panel and insert into post channels • Determine gate location(s) • Ease panel down onto bottom panel •...
  • Page 27 Privacy Fence Includes: Allegheny POST CENTERS 8 FT WIDE = 96" DIG HOLES 48" DEEP OR TO FROST LINE POST HOLES 5 X 5 POSTS = 12" 98" Max Panel Size Bracket Location 50" 74" 98" from top of post Support Bracket...
  • Page 28 Privacy Fence – Sherwood 4' and 6' High 1. Getting Started 7. Install Fence Panels • Check to ensure top and bottom rails have stiffeners. They • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging come installed, however may have been removed to use as •...
  • Page 29: Sherwood

    Privacy Fence Includes: Sherwood SEE CHART BELOW FOR POSTS CENTERS DIG HOLES 30" DEEP OR TO FROST LINE POST HOLES 5 X 5 POSTS = 12" Panel Size Bracket Location 50" 74" 98" from top of post 98" Max Center to Center Post Dimensions for 6ft Line Corner Gate...
  • Page 30 Privacy Fence – Sherwood 8' High 1. Getting Started 8. Install Top Panel • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Lift panel and insert into post channels • Determine gate location(s) • Ease panel down onto bottom panel •...
  • Page 31 Privacy Fence Includes: Sherwood POST CENTERS 8 FT WIDE = 96" DIG HOLES 48" DEEP OR TO FROST LINE POST HOLES 5 X 5 POSTS = 12" 98" Max Panel Size Bracket Location 50" 74" 98" from top of post Support Bracket...
  • Page 32 Privacy Fence – Brookline, Brookline with CertaGrain Texture ® 1. Getting Started 7. Picket End Channel • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Cut end channel to length • Assemble gates (if necessary) and decide where they will •...
  • Page 33 Privacy Fence Includes: Brookline Brookline with CertaGrain ® Texture ATTACH END CHANNEL TO POST WITH 4 SCREWS PICKETS FOR THIS STYLE ARE TONGUE AND GROOVE INSTALL PICKETS WITH GROOVE SIDE DOWN* HOLD TOP RAILS IN POST WITH END CHANNEL LOCK RING ALLOW 1"...
  • Page 34 Privacy Fence – Chesterfield and Chesterfield with CertaGrain Texture ® 1. Getting Started 7. Picket End Channel • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • When installing Arbor Blend, Arctic Blend, Brazilian Blend, Frontier Blend, Natural Clay, Sierra Blend, Timber Blend or •...
  • Page 35 Privacy Fence Includes: Chesterfield Chesterfield with CertaGrain ® Texture ATTACH END CHANNEL TO POST WITH 4 SCREWS END CHANNEL PICKETS FOR THIS STYLE ARE TONGUE AND GROOVE HOLD TOP RAILS IN POST WITH LOCK RING ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE AND 3/4" FOR LATCH SYSTEM POST CENTERS ALLOW CLEARANCE 5 X 5 POSTS = 97"...
  • Page 36 Privacy Fence – Chesterfield with Huntington Accent, Chesterfield with Westminster Accent • Insert lock ring in each end of rail 1. Getting Started • Depress lock rings tabs, insert top rail in post • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging •...
  • Page 37: Chesterfield With Westminster Accent

    Privacy Fence Includes: Chesterfield with Huntington Accent Chesterfield with Westminster Accent ATTACH END CHANNEL TO POST WITH 4 SCREWS TO ACHIEVE THIS SCALLOP: - CUT 1" OFF BOTTOM OF 3RD PICKET - CUT 2" OFF BOTTOM OF 4TH PICKET PICKETS FOR THIS STYLE END CHANNEL ARE TONGUE AND GROOVE HOLD TOP RAILS...
  • Page 38 Privacy Fence – Galveston, Galveston with CertaGrain Texture ® 1. Getting Started 8. Install Pickets and Rails • Insert pickets in bottom rail • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Insert mid-rail over pickets • Assemble gates (if necessary) and decide where they will be located •...
  • Page 39 Privacy Fence Includes: Galveston Galveston with CertaGrain Texture ® ATTACH END CHANNEL TO POST WITH 4 SCREWS PICKETS FOR THIS STYLE ARE TONGUE AND GROOVE NOTE: 3 HINGES ARE REQUIRED VESTON FOR GAL HOLD TOP RAILS END CHANNEL IN POST WITH ALLOW 1"...
  • Page 40: New Lexington

    Privacy Fence – New Lexington 1. Getting Started 7. Picket End Channel • Cut end channel to length • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Center channel on post between routed holes • Assemble gates (if necessary) and decide where they will be located •...
  • Page 41 Privacy Fence Includes: New Lexington ATTACH END CHANNEL TO POST WITH 4 SCREWS END CHANNEL PICKETS FOR THIS STYLE ARE TONGUE AND GROOVE HOLD TOP RAILS IN POST WITH ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE LOCK RING AND 3/4" FOR LATCH SYSTEM POST CENTERS ALLOW CLEARANCE 5 X 5 POSTS = 97"...
  • Page 42: Accent Fence

    Accent Fence Includes: Victorian/Spindle, Lattice Once the main fence section is installed, proceed as follows: Victorian/Spindle Lattice • Insert accent pickets in routed section top rail • Measure distance between inside faces of the posts • Insert top accent rail over pickets •...
  • Page 43 Includes: Lattice – New Lexington Once the main fence section is installed, proceed as follows: Accent Fence Lattice ® • Leave one end of top rail out of post • Starting at the end, slide lattice into top rail channel Once the main fence section is installed, proceed as follows: •...
  • Page 44: Curved Rail

    Curved Rail Includes: Concave, Convex, "S" Curve and Swoop 1. Set Posts 2. Insert Pickets in Bottom Rail 3. Insert Top Rail into Post Holes 4. Trace the Outline of the Rail onto the Pickets • Mark each picket with an X on the scrap side of the line •...
  • Page 45 Curved Rail Includes: Concave, Convex, "S" Curve and Swoop 5. Cut Pickets 7. Insert Pickets into Bottom Rail • Remember to wear safety glasses when cutting • Use pencil line as guide only — DO NOT CUT ALONG PENCIL LINE •...
  • Page 46 Post & Rail – Crossbuck, 2-Rail, 3-Rail and 4-Rail 1. Getting Started 5. Support and Secure • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Block up bottom rail to determine correct fence height • Assemble gates (if necessary) and decide where they will •...
  • Page 47: Post & Rail Fence

    Post & Rail Fence Includes: Crossbuck, 2-Rail, 3-Rail and 4-Rail STAGGER RAIL ENDS FOR GREATER STRENGTH ALLOW 1-1/2" GAP ON HINGE SIDE OF GATE AND 1-1/4" ON LATCH SIDE OF GATE HARDWARE POST CENTERS 5 x 5 POSTS = 96" ATTACH BRACES DIG HOLES 30"...
  • Page 48 Post & Rail with CertaGrain Texture – ® 2-Rail, 3-Rail and 4-Rail 1. Getting Started 5. Support and Secure • Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging • Block up bottom rail to determine correct fence height • Assemble gates (if necessary) and decide where they will •...
  • Page 49 Post & Rail with CertaGrain Texture ® Includes: 2-Rail, 3-Rail and 4-Rail STAGGER RAIL ENDS FOR GREATER STRENGTH ALLOW 1-1/2" GAP ON HINGE SIDE OF GATE AND 1-1/4" ON LATCH SIDE OF GATE HARDWARE POST CENTERS WHITE 5 x 5 POSTS = 96" ATTACH BRACES DIG HOLES 30"...
  • Page 50: Variable Terrain Installation

    Variable Terrain Installation – Extruded Calculate Rise/Foot Angle Racking Method — 10˚ or Less To determine the hole enlargement size, first calculate the With the racking method, the horizontal rails will follow the slope rise/foot or the angle of the slope. Refer to the diagram sloping terrain.
  • Page 51 NOTE: Always open bottom of top hole and top of 3. Shorten picket length bottom hole to maintain proper fence height. - For extreme racking situations, picket ends may need to be cut to accommodate rack - Position top and bottom rails in routed post holes - Position picket next to rails so it is plumb and aligned with bottom side of bottom rail - Mark position where top of picket intersects with top...
  • Page 52 • For more information see illustration A and B • Please visit our website for a full installation video www.certainteed.com/fence/simtek-installation-videos/ NOTE: A 6' wide panel can be stepped as much as 12" per panel. For steeper elevations you can use our 142" long post.
  • Page 53 Stepping Method With the stepping method, panels remain horizontal and posts are extended to accommodate the variance in terrain. Longer post may be required. (A 6' wide panel can be stepped up to 12" per panel using our 102" post. For steeper elevations our 142" post is required.) 1.
  • Page 54 Concrete Installation – Molded Concrete Install - Molded Molded fence panels can be installed on top of a 10" minimum width poured concrete wall or on flat concrete using our concrete mounting brackets. Concrete mounts are available for end, gate, line, and corner posts along with post skirts for a clean look.
  • Page 55 Retaining Wall Bufftech Molded Fence can be installed on top of a 10" min width poured concrete wall or on flat concrete by using concrete mounting brackets Minimum Bolt size 1/2" x 4.5" 10" Use epoxy anchors instead of wedge anchors for gate shoe 2.5 "...
  • Page 56: Post Routing Template Kit

    Post Routing Template Kit The routing template kit can be used to enlarge holes for racking as well as to create transitions for stepping, changing heights or styles. OUTSIDE HOLES FIT Install 3/8" router blade and OVER 5 X 5 POST INSIDE 5/8"...
  • Page 57: Glossary

    Glossary Accent On Center (O.C.) Decorative addition to top of fence such as lattice. Measure from the center of one object (e.g., a post) to the center of the next post. Aluminum Channel Aluminum structural support used Picket as a stiffener in rails. Vertical member of fence between rails.
  • Page 60 C E I L I N G S • D E C K I N G • F E N C E • GY P S U M • I N S U L AT I O N • R A I L I N G • R O O F I N G • S I D I N G • T R I M 20 Moores Road, Malvern, PA 19355 Professional: 800-233-8990 Consumer: 800-782-8777 certainteed.com © 06/21 CertainTeed, Printed in the USA, Code No. 40-40-70743...

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