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Mailbox Size and Reinforcement
Mailboxes can vary greatly in style, size, and weight. As such, we have recommended sizes for our Zippity mailbox posts and some suggestions for accommodating mailboxes outside the suggested size. Size We recommend purchasing a medium-sized mailbox that is no heavier than 8-10 pounds. If your mailbox weighs more than 10lbs, we recommend using one or all of the additional reinforcement methods below. Mounting Your Mailbox read moreDealing with Loose Rock Underground
Running into mid-sized rocks underground when trying to install your fence can be extremely frustrating. If you encounter this, we recommend you purchase a post hole digging bar at your local hardware store or online. It’s generally less expensive to purchase at your hardware store. This handy tool may just become your new best friend regarding read moreHow Do I Deal With Sloping Ground for My Aluminum Fence?
Our aluminum fence is rackable, which means that it has been engineered to automatically slope with the grade of your yard, up to 10in per 84in panel. There is nothing special you need to do to slope your aluminum fence. It will angle to the position you set it. Note:What To Do If Your Gas Pounder Gets Locked on Top of Your Pipe Anchor
Because the top of your pipe can mushroom during extreme impact (rocky or hard ground), the gas pounder can get locked on to the top of the pipe. Please check the top of your pipe frequently to avoid this problem. This problem mainly occurs on our small pipe anchors for vinyl fence. Tips to avoid read moreTrouble Shooting the Gas Powered Post Pounders (Rentals)
Points of note/things to keep in mind: All pounders are maintained, inspected, and tested for proper operation by WamBam prior to shipping to customers. Gas pounders are not core drills! They are not intended to make the act of driving our pipe anchors through rock/ledge/large roots any easier, and should not be used as a read moreHow to Make A Double Vinyl Gate
If you have already purchased a double gate kit and are looking for instructions, please see the installation guide. Combine 2 Gates for a Wide Double Gate All our gates can be made into a double gate for a 100in opening. To make 2 of our gates into a double, you will need 2 things: 1. read moreHow do I mount my aluminum fence rail to a pre-existing wall?
To mount your aluminum fence rail to an uneven brick wall, follow the instructions below: A. Attach bracket using concrete screws, while adjusting the spacing with washers. To mount your aluminum fence rail to another type of pre-existing wall, follow the instructions below: A. Place brackets evenly with fence rail spacing and secure with screws. read moreHow do I mount my vinyl fence rail to a pre-existing wall or fence?
To affix a panel to a wall, you will need to purchase vinyl fence brackets. Please see the spec drawings of your fence style to determine the size of brackets that you need. A. Place wall mounts evenly with fence rail spacing and secure with screws. B. Install fence panel rails into wall mounts and read moreInstalling a Gate Without a Gate Jig
If your sidewalk gets in the way of using the provided gate jig, you can either cut down the provided vinyl gate jig or re-create a small gate jig out of 4×4 wood (see gate instructions) to span the distance between the anchor and the concrete as necessary. The jig can simply be be pressure read moreHow to Remove a Crooked Pipe Anchor
Drill a 1/4″ to 1/2″ diameter hole directly through the pipe about 7″ up from the ground. Insert a steel bolt or peg about 6″ to 14″ long. Using one or two pipe anchors (two people), force the pipe up and out of the ground.What about ground that has been backfilled?
If your ground has been backfilled with chunks of concrete, field stone or any other materials that can create air pockets under the ground, the WamBam system is not the way to go. Our system is ideally designed for virgin soil like clay. Underground pockets of air created by incongruous materials will not provide enough read moreWorking around a tree in your fence run
Sometimes it’s unavoidable to have an obstacle such as a tree in your fence line. Here is a tip showing what one customer did. However, we must caution that trees do grow. Please be really careful when attempting something like this, and leave room for the tree to grow. You would not want a growing read moreCan I make my post more solid when it’s against a wall?
Although not totally necessary, if you would like to create a solid connection between your post, wall, and fasteners, you can fill your post with expanding foam.Important Information About Fence Conforming to Pool Code
We have designed certain styles of our fence to be ICC code compliant, which is an industry standard that meets the safety requirements for most municipalities and HOAs. For swimming and other child safety gates, most safety standards specify: a) Your fence height needs to be between 4’ and 6’ high minimum b) Your gate read moreHow do I deal with angles in my vinyl fence line?
For angles greater or less than 90 degrees, we highly recommend you purchase our vinyl angle helper kits. These kits are designed to fit into the channels of our posts and convert the grooved post into a flat surface. Once the Angle Helper Kit is installed, the end of the rail can then be cut read moreHow do I deal with low hanging roof lines?
During your vinyl fence install, you may find that you are unable to sleeve your vinyl post over your anchor due to a low hanging roof line. You can work around this scenario in one of three ways. Option One If possible, continue to pound the anchor lower into the ground just enough to accommodate read moreHow do I extend my vinyl fence panel if necessary?
A. If your anchors inadvertently were spaced too far apart, you can extend your horizontal rails using wood blocking cut to fill the void in the extruded cavity. B-D. Sleeve over your wood blocking by using the same size extruded vinyl. If you do not have any left over waste, please call us at 1.877.778.5733 read moreHow to trim down your vinyl fence panel for a custom fit.
This article addresses how to trim down your vinyl fence panels. We recommend prior to doing this that you first read this article on equalizing your fence sections. A. Measure distance between vinyl posts and cut to the measured length. B. Measure both top and bottom rail to ensure both are the same length before read moreHow do I equalize my fence sections to fit my overall fence run?
Very rarely will your fence sections all fit perfectly into your fence line. You have three options. You must consider these three options before installing your first anchor. Please note that the illustrations below are of vinyl fence panels, but the same principles apply for ornamental aluminum fence panels. BEST Solution A: Trim all fence read moreHow do I compensate for anchors that have been pounded in severely crooked?
If your leveling donut will not allow for compensation of a severely crooked anchor, then you have at least three options. Option One: Drive the Anchor Deeper than Recommended B. Continue to pound the anchor deeper into the ground than what we typically recommend. This corrective ability of your leveling donut is amplified the closer read moreHow do I deal with loose or disturbed soil?
Your pipe anchors, even when driven to the recommended depths of 36 inches AND 48 inches, will have a wind load resistance problem if the ground around them is unstable. If your entire fence line is located in loose or extremely loamy conditions, you can install our fence system much like you would if you read moreHow do I deal with extremely hard or dry ground?
Option 1: Use water to loosen soil Outlined below are some additional things you can do if you still find pounding your anchor is going too slow. Option 2: Use concentrated water to loosen soil A. Pound anchor into ground as far as possible. B. Fill anchor to the top with water and let sit until water read moreHow do I deal with rocks and other underground obstructions?
By far the most frustrating part of installing a fence is running into unforeseen obstacles under the ground. It doesn’t matter if you go the WamBam way or the traditional way- a big rock or tree root is going to cause you grief. Large Rocks? If the rock is large and stable enough it may read moreHow do I deal with sloping ground for my vinyl fence?
There are two ways to tackle a vinyl fence line with ground that slopes either up or down. You can either step them or slope them (sometimes referred as “racking”) Both are illustrated below. Because no other man-made vertical element in your backyard is generally installed with a noticeable slope, neither should your fence. That’s read moreFree Shipping
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