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Building a Fence Starts With a Post Pounder

Article Category: Business

Author Name: Fernando Iglesias

Wondering what you might ever need a post pounder for? How's this for a real-world scene: You're moving into your new home or renovating an old one and decide you want a new fence. Installing this new fence would be much easier with the use of the post hole pounder. Oh, you could do it without the tool, but not nearly as easily or quickly. So let's take a look what a post pounder does and is and how it can help you with your new fence.

First, what a post hole pounder is not: It is not the same thing as an earth auger. While post hole augers can certainly be used for the same project, they are used more for digging a hole where the post goes. The pounder, on the other hand, is the tool which forcefully drives a post into the soil. Need a fence post or sign post driven into the ground? Then the pounder is the tool for you. Most models come with a hefty iron pipe which is closed at one of its ends, and handles on the tool's sides.

In normal use, the tool has an open end which is placed on the top of each post. As it moves up and down, it drives the posts into the ground, thanks to the hammering action of the closed end. The large mass of the tool further helps with sinking it and the post into the ground.

Although there is some variation, a manual pounder typically weighs about twenty pounds (Some models are a bit less, others a bit more). Because it is heavy equipment, you must practice proper safety when using it. The tool is often lifted above the head, and if you're not wearing a safety hat, you could hit the tool on your head and cause a serious injury. Likewise, if you don't practice proper hand safety, by wearing gloves, you could hurt or slice your hands. And you should always wear goggles for this kind of work.

It's important as you shop for the pounder tool that you shop wisely. This means you should only buy from trusted dealers and you should only buy tools made by trusted manufacturers. One such manufacturer is Wheatheart, which produces excellent digging equipment.

Now that you have the pounder, let's discuss putting up your fence. You should make sure that the posts go in soft soil or clay. It will be a nearly impossible task if you try to pound them in hard mineral. Once you've found the general area for the posts, dig your corner posts using your post pounder. These holes should be about a foot in diameter for six inch posts and with the holes at about two feet in depth. Wooden posts might not require a pounder, but steel posts almost definitely will.

After you have the posts dug, place a stake close to the hole, and tie a string to the stake. Run the string to the nearest corner. This string will serve as a guide to make sure that all posts and holes are in a straight line. Be sure to check frequently that the string remains tight.

Now you should measure from the corner post to where you intend to place the next one. This will be six feet if you're doing 6-foot sections. Remember to think about where the gate will be, if indeed you're installing a gate.

Once the holes are dug, you're ready to set your posts. Put a post in a hole, and then fill it with cement. Before it dries, use a level to ensure that it's straight. You should check it frequently as the cement dries, to make sure the post stays straight.

Follow these same steps with each posts, always making sure that your distance is kept consistent and that the posts are level and straight. It might even be smart to brace your posts with pieces of wood so they don't move while the cement sets.

After your cement is dry, attach all post hardware. Then attach the panels of the fence and, if it's a wood fence, attach your runner boards. There it is: your beautiful new fence! And the process was begun so easily by that new tool you need in your inventory: the post pounder.

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