Metal fence posts and their high-quality installation

In order to deliver a high-quality fence made of corrugated board, it is not enough to purchase fence pillars and install them. In general, the installation of pillars in terms of construction operations is sometimes simply underestimated, whereas the durability of your fence depends on the quality of the installation and the correctness of the technology.

So, let's start with the main question - why make a foundation for the fence at all? Many frankly believe that the poles are enough to dig in and properly tamp. The simplest way to install metal pillars is not so far gone - the hole is dusted with gravel, slag or other similar material and tamped.

Profiled columns for the construction of various fences

So in no case is not recommended! Installation of metal pillars for the fence with their own hands is done exclusively after preparing the foundation, and the pits are poured with concrete or cement-sand mortar.

Basics of mounting metal pillars

In order to install a durable and durable corrugated fence you should know several very important fundamentals:

• The first thing you should pay attention - the weight of the fence. If you have conceived to mount the fence of corrugated, then this type can be safely attributed to the lightweight design. And since this is a lightweight design, respectively, you can do without the strip foundation;

Fence of corrugated

• Poles for an easy type of a fence can be concreted by the method of the patching base;

Pitching method

• Despite the apparent simplicity of the process, you should take into account another important factor, namely the size and depth of the hole under the pole;
• Also, it should be remembered about the proportions of the concrete mix (in this case, the question boils down to the durability of the fill, because much depends on the type of soil and climate too);
• And the last - reinforcement. Even to lightweight structures, it can be used as an additional point of support.

Digging holes

Preparation of the pole under the pole with the help of a handwash

To dig a hole under a metal pole for a fence of 100x100, you need a good old bayonet spade. In general, for the fence to stand firmly, it is necessary to dig a hole of at least 400 × 400 in size. In hard ground (clay, stony soil, rock) sizes of 200? 200 are possible, but these figures are given with regard to reinforcement.

The second and more modern way to put metal posts for the fence 80x80 is to use a hand hole. This tool is most suitable for drilling in soft ground (sand, black soil and other loose types of soil).

Yamobur

Attention! Digging holes for poles with a hole is associated with one significant drawback - the holes are round, not square, which can make it difficult to fill them with concrete. If you want to avoid such troubles, experts recommend picking up a cross section of the hole of the hole, 15–20% larger than the diameter of the post.

Metal Pillar Technology

We seem to have dealt with the pits.

We now turn to the following questions:

• What foundation to choose for the fence and
• How to make reinforcement pillars?

In general, the main thing in these issues is to understand the situation with the ground, the level of its freezing in winter and estimate how high the groundwater rises.

But if you are just too lazy to bother with all this, you can meet the standard requirements of technology. It all comes down to digging nests for metal poles for fences measuring 400 × 400 mm.

If you are concerned about the question of how to properly install a metal pole so that it does not fall by the next season, we’ll refer to the technical calculation formulas. According to the statement of experienced engineers, it is recommended to dig in the pillars to such a level that the depth of the foundation is 20 cm below the level of soil freezing. But how to determine this level?

In order not to bother with such a question, many builders recommend digging holes 100-120 cm deep (for central Russia). These dimensions are taken for a reason - the average depth of soil freezing in the European part of the country is about 70 cm (somewhere a little more, somewhere less). The reserve, which remains just in case, compensates us for the inflow of groundwater in the spring.

The figure shows how much distance to install the columns

If your house (cottage, cottage) is located on a wetland or is located in a zone of permanent flooding, there is no question of any patchy foundation at all! There will only save the ribbon foundation for the fence, which we now discuss in more detail.

In this case, you will need to work well with a shovel, as the strip foundation in the flooded areas must be at least a meter deep and at least 300 mm wide. Immediately the question arises - how to install the pillars? Simply! Before pouring the strip foundation, you need to leave (using formwork) nests of 400 × 400 and a depth of at least 1 m (1.2–1.5 m is recommended).

Strip foundation with reinforcement

After the trench for the foundation has been dug and the pillars are arranged in cells, the reinforcement should be started. For the reinforcement of the pillars with their own hands, it is customary to use non-thick reinforcement with a diameter of 10 to 16 mm. In general, reinforcement can be done in two ways: frame and continuous.

In the first case, the reinforcement is cut into pieces of the required length and is knitted (welded) into boxes, which ensure the strength of the entire concrete structure and the fence as a whole.

Frame method of reinforcement

The continuous method involves a solid reinforced frame (also wired or welded), which passes through the entire strip foundation and pillars (in other words, is a single structure).

Continuous reinforcement

An important point! With continuous reinforcement do not interrupt the “ring” under the gate. Experts recommend closing the structure so that it simply does not disperse in the future.

Summarize

As mentioned earlier, the installation of pillars for the fence - not such a simple thing, as many people think at first glance. In order to get a better understanding of all the technological nuances, we have a photo and video instruction that clearly shows you the main aspects of the workflow.

The price of the poles is almost everywhere different, but in order to fence the house from you will not require serious costs (of course, if your site is not located in the flooded area).

That's basically all - it remains to wish you only good luck in your engineering and construction activities! Successes!