Cutting Vinyl Fence To Length

Vinyl fencing is often hollow making cutting it difficult when using a circular saw regardless of the teeth on the blade.

Cutting vinyl fence to length.

I used a basic fine or regular wood jigsaw blade and a regular all purpose tab. Cutting the protruding horizontal rails off of fence corners gives the fence a more finished look. Be sure the blade is sharp and straight. 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.

Place a mark on your vinyl fence panel using a pencil and a straight edge. This can result in the vinyl splitting and. Once your panels are cut you can install. Mark the location of the cuts on the rails stringers and trim as needed to fit the space using a circular saw.

Use a measuring tape to mark the panel at the appropriate length. 02 install panel brackets on the vinyl fence posts following the manufacturer s instructions. You cannot stray from your measured line so work slowly and carefully. As the teeth bite in to the vinyl they cause it to shake and vibrate.

Vinyl can be cut in the same way as wood. Step 3 place the vinyl fence panel lengthwise across the chop saw table up against the chop saw fence. This is great if your garden is divisible by 6 but not so good if its 29 feet 4 inches long. Using a circular saw with a fine tooth blade cut the vinyl fence along the mark you created in step two.

Here is an unedited video of cutting lowes freedom vinyl fence down to lebgth. Remove any pickets that no longer fit in the panel. Just use a chop or table saw. Mark this distance on your vinyl with a pencil.

Measure the length of the fence panel you want to cut and mark using a carpenter s pencil or chalk. Be sure the mark is straight and square. To cut a fence panel to length. Turn on the saw and trim the post.

Turn on the saw and trim the post off at the measurement. Use a straight edge to carefully draw a line down the length of your vinyl marking where you need to cut. Position the panel on the posts to see where it needs to be trimmed. If they are too tall cut them and put the cut end in the hole so all fence post tops will be uniform.

This ensures your posts are in the correct position. Use a tape measure to measure the distance that your fence material needs to cover.