The Secrets To Marking Where To Put Your Fence

Laying out incredibly long runs of fence line can be intimidating, but there's no need to panic. You've got this! Today we layout over 500' of fence line and show you how to battle the wind and keep your fence line straight.

Chapters:
00:00 - Using String Effectively
07:08 - Spacing & Marking

[barrybaker]

Fencing 101 Saturday class 👍🏼 Thank you

[scrowler]

Dividing up the spaces like you did...this is how it's done. Very good video

[markHolmes]

Who does your animation??? They deserve a nod, damn cool animations!

[rwg]

Thanks for your time to explain things so well, Dan!

[NoahDevine]

Love the string SWI sells, can also go to Mr fence tools and they have the marker cable and equalizer tool to equally split your remainder sections, so you don’t have to measure out every section. SWI should offer a marker cable with a nice reel like their string 👍 Another great Job Dan as always have a great dang day 💪

[A-Sidhu]

I would personally use a long-range laser level with a receiver to get a perfect line.

[Cusnpbzn]

No, be aggressive! Put that fence right up to the line! Make them go to all the trouble of PROVING in court with a survey, etc. that you crossed the line.

[mikecraftsmancustombuilder]

On construction master calculators, once you divide your 68' (or whatever), to determine your post spacing, it usually doesn't work out to an exact increment of 16ths, but the calculator displays it to the nearest 16th. It does however, internally store the exact number, while displaying the rounded number. So it might be something like 7' - 6.29", and the calculator will display that .29 as 5/16. If, instead of typing in + 7' 6-5/16, you just hit + =, it will continue to add the exact, unrounded number to itself, while displaying fractions to the nearest 16th.

I'm not suggesting that your way isn't accurate enough, just offering a tip cause it doesnt take any more time and is more precise in applications where it might matter like picket or baluster spacing etc.

[davidamendez]

Would a laser not be better in this situation or are they not made for outdoors? And secondly, a 3 foot masonry bit would be great to see if the spot has a rock. Save on cutting but like you said. Spend more time mapping out

[finallyfriday.]

You got thumbs up 7 minutes into an 11 minute video. They must've loved the intro.

[Wakeywhodat]

I’ve never installed a fence, but I’ve repaired a few. Let me explain what you did wrong. 😂 This was helpful. I’m going to put in a high tensile in a few days, thanks for the edumacation!

[tedm]

Question : I have septic drain lines in back yard where I want to put a fence across the yard. What is the best way to locate the drain lines to avoid where the post holes will go ?

[tonyturns]

Great video but how would you check the level if you didn’t have land survey to measure off of

[JohnandKelliMcGuffey]

My marker is inside a bunch of bushes. What’s the best way to get around this?

[joeykunz]

You didn’t link the vid for the rest of the project :-(

[finallyfriday.]

I use a garden hose instead of string. No wind blow or grass deflection. (Hey, good idea!)

[chrisdonner]

Do you have that reel stocked in Casper?

[rogerbettencourt]

I’m not sure this guy knows what he’s talking about, I mean planning on hitting rocks in Wyoming sounds like a stretch. 😮 Nice job guys.

[kevinjohnson]

You goof balls a boat anchor to hold the big tape 😂 use a dang drop rod !

[sassafrasvalley]

Fellers… y’all need to put a warning on these videos. Had I known there was gonna be math involved, I’d have brought my calculator.

I was caught totally unaware… especially when you threw that gazenta at me. Surely y’all don’t expect an Ozark country boy to be able to cipher an 8-gazenta right offen the top of his noggin…. Do ya?

To yer credit… you did remember yer calculator and I made it through… but, had I had a warning, I could have ciphered right along side y’all.

Please think about audience participation next time so we can become fully immersed in the complete fan boy experience!

Warnings and disclaimers such as “WARNING - THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS MATH” can go a long way toward reducing anxiety and enhancing the FAN experience!