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AI for Fence Installers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

Fence Erectors · O*NET 47-4031.00 · Job Zone 2 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

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What this job involves

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  1. Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.
  2. Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes.
  3. Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, or specifications.
  4. Align posts, by lines or sighting, and verify vertical alignment of posts, using plumb bobs or spirit levels.
  5. Attach rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames.
  6. Dig postholes, using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers.
  7. Attach fence rail supports to posts, using hammers and pliers.
  8. Assemble gates, and fasten gates into position, using hand tools.
  9. Mix and pour concrete around bases of posts, or tamp soil into postholes to embed posts.
  10. Make rails for fences, by sawing lumber or by cutting metal tubing to required lengths.
  11. Nail top and bottom rails to fence posts, or insert them in slots on posts.
  12. Discuss fencing needs with customers, and estimate and quote prices.
  13. Stretch wire, wire mesh, or chain link fencing between posts, and attach fencing to frames.
  14. Complete top fence rails of metal fences by connecting tube sections, using metal sleeves.
  15. Erect alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered fences.
  16. Insert metal tubing through rail supports.
  17. Nail pointed slats to rails to construct picket fences.
  18. Blast rock formations and rocky areas with dynamite to facilitate posthole digging.
  19. Construct and repair barriers, retaining walls, trellises, and other types of fences, walls, and gates.
  20. Weld metal parts together, using portable gas welding equipment.
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