Cutting Vinyl Fence To Length

Be sure the blade is sharp and straight.

Cutting vinyl fence to length.

Mark this distance on your vinyl with a pencil. Just use a chop or table saw. Once your panels are cut you can install. This ensures your posts are in the correct position.

Slide the post leaf over the existing 4 by 4 post. Use a tape measure to measure the distance that your fence material needs to cover. Turn on the saw and trim the post off at the measurement. You cannot stray from your measured line so work slowly and carefully.

Mark the location of the cuts on the rails stringers and trim as needed to fit the space using a circular saw. This can result in the vinyl splitting and. Turn on the saw and trim the post. This is great if your garden is divisible by 6 but not so good if its 29 feet 4 inches long.

Here is an unedited video of cutting lowes freedom vinyl fence down to lebgth. Step 3 place the vinyl fence panel lengthwise across the chop saw table up against the chop saw fence. The drawback with using standard six foot fence panels is that although they vary in height from 3 feet to six feet the width is always a standard 6 feet. 02 install panel brackets on the vinyl fence posts following the manufacturer s instructions.

I used a basic fine or regular wood jigsaw blade and a regular all purpose tab. Using a circular saw with a fine tooth blade cut the vinyl fence along the mark you created in step two. Place a mark on your vinyl fence panel using a pencil and a straight edge. As the teeth bite in to the vinyl they cause it to shake and vibrate.

Measure the length of the fence panel you want to cut and mark using a carpenter s pencil or chalk. Vinyl can be cut in the same way as wood. Cutting the protruding horizontal rails off of fence corners gives the fence a more finished look. Use a straight edge to carefully draw a line down the length of your vinyl marking where you need to cut.

Vinyl fencing is often hollow making cutting it difficult when using a circular saw regardless of the teeth on the blade. To cut a fence panel to length. Remove any pickets that no longer fit in the panel. Be sure the mark is straight and square.

Hold the post tight against the fence with one hand. Position the panel on the posts to see where it needs to be trimmed.