How to Install Bracing
Instructions for DIY homeowners and fence contractors on the Benner Deer Fence Co. Professional System for installing locked in bracing for all end, corner and gate posts.
Install Top Brace Band, Brace Cup and Post Cap
Slide 1 5/8 inch brace band and 1 3/8 inch brace cup with attached bolt onto the end or corner post.
END POST: needs one brace band with brace cup
CORNER POST: needs two brace bands with brace cups
Slide post cap onto post.
END POST: Cap hole needs to face down the fence line. Secure cap to post with either rubber cement or self-sealing screw.*
CORNER POST: cap hole needs to face in. Secure cap to post with either rubber cement or self-sealing screw.*
*SELF-SEALING SCREW INSTALLATION: Pilot a hole through cap before sliding cap onto post. Slide cap onto post. Pilot hole through cap pilot hole and post. Fasten cap to post with self-sealing screw.
Secure the 1 5/8 inch brace bands with 1 3/8 inch brace cups about two inches below the end or corner post caps.
END POST: Face brace cup towards the next post.
CORNER POST: Face one brace cup towards the next line post, face the other brace cup towards the opposite line post. Keep brace bands touching each other.
Install Brace Pipe
Slide the 1 3/8 inch brace pipe into the 1 3/8 inch brace cup. The brace pipe needs to rest at approximately 45-degree angle to the ground by the next line post location.
Pilot the posthole for the next post approximately 2 inches away from where the brace pipe rests on the ground. Keep the end or corner post in a level position.
Insert the reverse sleeve into the pilot hole and drive it about 3 feet into the ground in a level position.
Slide the 1 3/8 inch brace band onto the reverse sleeve. Keep the eyebolt facing in and the brace cup facing the brace pipe. Slide brace band to ground.
Insert the brace pipe into the brace cup and begin to tighten. Keep the eyebolt vertical and check for levelness of the end or corner post. Check each post for levelness after tightening. Use 9 inch magnetic level.
Slide line post onto reverse sleeve. Install collar with eyebolt and post cap.
If tension/angle adjustment is required: use the up and down play of the 1 5/8 inch brace band at the top of the end or corner post.
UP: Moves the post towards the next line post.
DOWN: Moves the post away from the next line post.
CORNER POST: install the second brace pipe following the same instructions.
PROFESSIONAL DEER FENCE TIP Having problems keeping the brace pipe in place? Connect a cable from corner post cap to adjacent line post bottom eye bolt. Pull cable slowly until brace pipe is firmly fastened in brace cup.