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Anyone ever installed a chain link fence?
Posted on 2/24/21 at 11:21 am
Posted on 2/24/21 at 11:21 am
Im thinking about doing the front 1/4 of my backyard with a privacy fence, which ive done plenty of. But then tying into it with black chain link to cover about 480 feet total.
Ive gotten prices this morning between 7000 and 9000 just for the chain link portion. This BLOWS MY MIND, but then again, im a complete cheap arse.
difficulty level of such a job? i do have a tractor and auger, so the holes are easy part. Just curious about all of the hardward, how to get tension, etc.
Ive gotten prices this morning between 7000 and 9000 just for the chain link portion. This BLOWS MY MIND, but then again, im a complete cheap arse.
difficulty level of such a job? i do have a tractor and auger, so the holes are easy part. Just curious about all of the hardward, how to get tension, etc.
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Posted on 2/24/21 at 11:40 am to SportTiger1
Definitely cheaper if DIY. It’s not difficult, but a PIA. Definitely need a helper if you want it done right (with decent tension on it. Otherwise it’s like any other DIY- you’ll be questioning why you didn’t pay someone else to do it halfway through. But a week after it’s complete, you won’t think it was so bad.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 11:43 am to SportTiger1
For the total LF of fence you need, that is some really good pricing. You will save money by doing it yourself, but I'm one for paying to have someone else do it while I enjoy my weekend(s).
Posted on 2/24/21 at 11:43 am to tigerinthebueche
Like everything else I attempt lol.
I'm thinking about buying a tension puller for the tractor. I wonder if the professionals use those or just do it by hand?
I'm thinking about buying a tension puller for the tractor. I wonder if the professionals use those or just do it by hand?
Posted on 2/24/21 at 11:45 am to SportTiger1
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I wonder if the professionals use those or just do it by Manuel labor?
FIFY
Posted on 2/24/21 at 11:48 am to tenfoe
Where to pick up one of those in shreveport? 
Posted on 2/24/21 at 12:30 pm to SportTiger1
Ride around HD or any new subdivision.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 12:40 pm to SportTiger1
I did about 50 ft worth back in October. It came out looking like a pro job. There's a few lowe's instructional videos that I watched beforehand. If you're halfway handy it will come out decent.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 1:26 pm to Loup
You get materials from big box stores or a fence company?
This post was edited on 2/24/21 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 2/24/21 at 1:51 pm to SportTiger1
I was a woman over 60 when I did mine in 2013 including removing it from a neighbor's yard and drilling postholes by hand 40" deep.
The hardest thing was stretching the fabric.Rather than using a fence stretcher I used one of those wood clamps that pull boards together.
The hardest thing was stretching the fabric.Rather than using a fence stretcher I used one of those wood clamps that pull boards together.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 1:54 pm to SportTiger1
Really not that hard and the biggest thing is getting the chain link tension right so it won't look like it's loose and sagging. You can do that with a come-a-long, but having a tractor will be even better.
Slip one of the flat metal pieces though the links like you would use to attach the fence where it terminates at an end post and tie that off to your tractor and use it to pull tension so you can twist wire the chain link to the posts on the run.
Slip one of the flat metal pieces though the links like you would use to attach the fence where it terminates at an end post and tie that off to your tractor and use it to pull tension so you can twist wire the chain link to the posts on the run.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 2:04 pm to SportTiger1
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You get materials from big box stores or a fence company?
I got the posts/fittings from a big box store and used some old chain link from a fence a friend tore down. I would have gone to a fencing company if I were doing more. For 10 posts the savings weren't enough for the extra driving.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 2:20 pm to SportTiger1
I installed a chain link fence myself a few years ago and it was not difficult. Only a 4' high one, though.
But I did concrete in every post, including the line posts, which aren't really necessary to do.
But I did concrete in every post, including the line posts, which aren't really necessary to do.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 3:30 pm to East Coast Band
Thanks all. I'll do a materials list to see how much diy'ing would save, but I'm imagining it will be fairly substantial.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 3:40 pm to gumbo2176
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Slip one of the flat metal pieces though the links like you would use to attach the fence where it terminates at an end post and tie that off to your tractor and use it to pull tension so you can twist wire the chain link to the posts on the run.
I am assuming you could do this with a side-by-side as well? I am probably going to have to do exactly what the OP is doing in the next year or so. 100ft of privacy fence then 600 ft of chain link.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 3:46 pm to SportTiger1
Not hard at all. Get your two end posts in, tie a string at the height you want to ensure it's all level, dig your holes for you posts and set posts, set your top rail along the string, attach at one end, stretch to the nest pole with tension, attach chain link to poles and top rail, continue to the end.
This post was edited on 2/24/21 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 2/24/21 at 4:39 pm to East Coast Band
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But I did concrete in every post, including the line posts, which aren't really necessary to do.
They'll rot a lot quicker if not cemented in and just left in the ground with moisture 24/7, especially in the N.O. area where the water table is so high.
When I put posts in the ground now, whether wood or metal I like to have the cement just above ground level and crown the top of the cement away from the post so water runs off.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 5:12 pm to gumbo2176
I've built several by myself, roll out the fence, tie one end, pull PAST the pole you'll tie to, then tie off.
I use a puller.
I use a puller.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 8:00 pm to SportTiger1
Looks like doing it yourself would save about 2500 off the ~7k
Still more than I thought though
Still more than I thought though
Posted on 2/24/21 at 8:05 pm to IAmNERD
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Not hard at all. Get your two end posts in, tie a string at the height you want to ensure it's all level, dig your holes for you posts and set posts, set your top rail along the string, attach at one end, stretch to the nest pole with tension, attach chain link to poles and top rail, continue to the end.
Any rule of thumb about how long each section of link should be? If I buy a 150ft section are you saying you put tension on the whole 150ft and then hog tie each support pole in between?
If true, Sounds like it would go pretty quick once the posts and rails are set
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