Moving A Chain Link Fence

Remove the fence rails tension bars and caps so that only the posts are left standing.

Moving a chain link fence.

I m looking to just flip flop one section of fence with the gate. I finally removed the chain link fence. Insert a pull bar through the unattached mesh a few feet from the final post. This video was uploaded from an android phone.

Chain link mesh must be pulled taut or it will sag. Use a shovel to dig out the old chain link fence posts. Follow that piece of wire down to the bottom of the fence and unbend it so it no longer hooks over the next wire. Stretching is done with a tool called a fence puller.

Store the fence gate in your yard for the present. Over the last week some of the biggest changes around the back yard had more to do with things being removed than things being added. We re thinking of moving our chain link fence gate to accomodate moving our driveway. Allow the chain link grid to fall to the ground then detach the chain link fence gate separately from the grid.

Codes may also specify post hole requirements. Find a wire forming part of the chain link at the top of the fence just before the post and unbend the hook it makes over the next wire with your pliers. In the pic below we re thinking of moving the gate one section ot the left to make the driveway go off to the side. Dig out the old posts.

As you can see from the before photo i got the idea when i was filling in the new back hedge. Check all local building codes and homeowner s association guidelines for acceptable fence styles size and placement. Cut the narrow wire loops holding the fence grid to the fence posts and remove all clips from top to bottom as you go along the full length of the fence. Attach the yoke to the pull bar.

Tips on how to remove a chain link fence in just an afternoon plus how to fix a neighbor s fence without spending a dime. Straighten the hook out. If you re still not sure if a chain link fence is the right choice watch need to know.