How To Build A Spray-In-Place Concrete Fence - Monolithic

Step 2
Install Fence Posts
The next step in building either of
the fences is installing the fence posts.
Measuring The Layout
Pull a string along the property
line to delineate it. Measure carefully
the distances along the string and from
the string for the proper zigzag or
other pattern.
The post should be poured up flush with the ground level or 1/2” to 2” above the ground level,
then insert three vertical bars of #3 rebar. The fence post above is the thickness and depth for
a zigzag fence. Fence posts poured in a zigzag pattern (below).
Determine The Post
Size And Distance
The posts are obviously key to the
fence standing up. The size must be
large enough to restrain movement in
the soil. If the fence posts are in line
they must be larger than for the zigzag
fence.
The size of the post is best determined
by the type of the soil. If the
soil is sand and not prone to loosing
while wet, a 6 inch fence post may
be all that is needed. More than likely,
the fence post should be 8 inches
in diameter. If the soil is subject to
flooding and not much strength when
wet, the post may need to be built 12
inches in diameter.
If the soil doesn’t have some good
side to side holding characteristics
then a straight fence is probably not
the best to build. The zigzag fence
may be used here, but may be even
increased to 3 foot zigzag on 16 feet.
The post hole is then of not much
importance, a 6 inch or 8 inch post
hole would be fine.
The post for the straight fence
should be eight feet apart and for the
zigzag fence they can be twelve to
sixteen feet apart.
Installing The Post
Care must be taken to fill the post
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