How To Build A Concrete Wall Fence

Create a sense of privacy and security in your backyard with a concrete wall.

How to build a concrete wall fence.

When installing a fence onto concrete the method chosen depends on your current slab situation and how you want the finished result to look. The typical fence below is the basic concrete fence built in the philippines. Dig out a rectangular trench the length and width of your planned wall roughly 1 foot deep. Unlike the case with standard installations anchoring fences to slabs doesn t require digging post holes or mixing concrete.

Building a fence can help increase home security and keep unwanted critters from your property. The piles and ab fence post blocks use concrete with gravel and sand size aggregate. Post brackets attach to concrete via concrete screws or concrete anchors. The depth and size of the foundation will vary depending on the size of the concrete block wall and the weight it must support but a typical freestanding wall requires a foundation that is about twice as wide as the wall itself and which extends about 1 foot down below the frost line.

If your wall is more than 2 feet tall you may need a deeper or wider trench. Or if you are building a fence adjacent to an existing concrete slab. If building a patterned fence project skip ahead to patterned fence contruction. You need to dig out a trench to seat the wall in which you then make solid with a layer of concrete.

Popular types of fences include privacy picket split rail and basket weave and can be made from such materials as wood vinyl and metal. Learning how to build a fence involves securing the posts attaching the panels or pickets and providing post caps. This durable freestanding wall brings an attractive element to your yard that can zone off an outdoor patio area or add emphasis around flower beds and other landscaping. Subscribe for a new diy video weekly.

This is often called a footer or concrete foundation. Figure 1 shows the typical fence we are going to estimate. Using cinderblocks mortar and 2x4 boards this diy weekend project allows you to section off your outdoor living space into a private retreat. Builders use metal post brackets to anchor fence posts onto existing concrete slabs.

Figure 1 typical concrete fence plan. The ab fence uses two different types of concrete during construction. Now let s take a look at how you can build a custom fence with the exact design you want. Building a fence on a concrete slab is easy.