How To Install Snow Fence Posts

Correct placement is essential in installing effective snow fencing.

How to install snow fence posts.

Pull the mesh fencing taut to prevent sagging and attach it to the upwind side of the posts using fence ties and support wire. Bury each post 1 3 of its height and secure it firmly. This could be a line of trees or shrubs up your driveway or in an area where snow can cause a problem or form a snow drift to fill a body of water on your property when it melts. The wire should be weaved through the upper openings of the snow fence and through the holes in the posts.

There are different options for installing a snow fence on your property. How to mark a fence line and the post locations before building a fence. Place the fencing on the windward side. End posts should be 6 ft.

Secure the joined area to a post. After digging the post holes the posts should be braced and set in concrete before attaching the rails and pickets. Pack in about 6 inches 15 cm of soil at a time. Or less from the adjacent post.

Between each layer tamp down the soil firmly and confirm the post is level. Calculate 10 to 15 percent of the total fence height. Using the spade dig holes deep enough to install the fence posts by burying them up to 1 3 of their height. The wire shall then be secured at both ends of the snow fence.

To connect snow fence sections overlap both ends by at least 6 and weave a wood slat through overlapping strands. Make sure the posts are sturdy. Bury the fence posts 1 3 of their height and place them no more than 8 feet 2 5 meters apart source. One option is to have a living snow fence.

Drive in the fence posts. Set the posts well in the ground and make sure the fence is well secured to the posts. Place the posts into the holes fill the holes back in and compact the dirt around each post. Fence posts should be spaced no more than 8 feet apart for 4 ft.

Incorrect placement can make the snow drift problem worse. We use t posts not metal u posts because they are stronger. Our primary wind comes from the west so the fence is all on the west side of the posts. A second option is to put a seasonal snow fence in place.

In good soil a six foot fence post should be buried 2 1 2 ft.