Fence building

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Post depth, spacing and concrete, panels and gates — the fence work that gets measured before anything gets dug.

Tools

How deep to set a post for its height, soil and local frost line.

Post count, spacing and rail lengths for a run of any length.

Bags of concrete per hole and for the whole run, by hole size.

The one-third rule, the frost rule, and which one actually governs.

Hinges, latches and the bracing that stops a gate sagging in year two.

Cost per foot, service life and where a mixed build beats either one.

Installed cost, maintenance and what each one looks like at year ten.

Price per foot, privacy and the jobs where chain link still wins.

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