{"id":1373,"date":"2019-02-06T13:34:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T18:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2019-02-06T13:34:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T18:34:55","slug":"does-wrought-iron-fence-require-welding-to-install-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/does-wrought-iron-fence-require-welding-to-install-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Wrought Iron Fence Require Welding to Install It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/4-RES-FINIALS-e1548453722670.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/4-RES-FINIALS-e1548453722670.jpg\" alt=\"Wrought Iron Fence Finials\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wrought Iron Fence Finials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>People looking to install a fence on their own often won&#8217;t consider a wrought iron fence because they think it requires welding to install it.\u00a0 However, that&#8217;s not the case!\u00a0 Our iron fence (and quite honestly the majority of them out there) utilize some sort of bracket and screw that allows installation with simple tools just about every homeowner has.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the image below, you can see the main components of our iron fence: the post, the fence panel (picket and rail), the bracket and self-tapping screw.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-607\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iron_install_pcs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iron_install_pcs.png\" alt=\"The Main Iron Fence Components and How They Fit Together\" width=\"685\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iron_install_pcs.png 685w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iron_install_pcs-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Main Iron Fence Components and How They Fit Together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To install your iron fence panel, you simply slide that bracket onto the rail, place it against the post and then drive the self-tapping screw in with a power screwdriver\/ drill.\u00a0 The screw will drill its own hole into the post and cut the threads before seating.\u00a0 You can see what the final product looks like in the image below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-608\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iron_installed-e1548454174700.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iron_installed-e1548454174700.png\" alt=\"All Iron Fence Pieces Fully Installed\" width=\"640\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All Iron Fence Pieces Fully Installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No welding is required to install metal iron fence panels\u00a0and its easily done with common tools most folks have.\u00a0 You can also watch out YouTube video that goes over the iron fence installation steps below.\u00a0 It shows a clear\u00a0demonstration of the iron fence components and how they all go together:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wrought Iron Fence DIY Installation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lWJRucEoigU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any other DIY install questions on how the iron fence goes together, give us a call at 800-261-2729 or shoot us an email at sales@ironfenceshop.com.\u00a0 We&#8217;re happy to answer questions and help out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; People looking to install a fence on their own often won&#8217;t consider a wrought iron fence because they think it requires welding to install it.\u00a0 However, that&#8217;s not the case!\u00a0 Our iron fence (and quite honestly the majority of them out there) utilize some sort of bracket and screw that allows installation with simple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,26,3,27],"tags":[393,394,397,38,396,395,391,392],"class_list":["post-1373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fence-products","category-installation","category-iron-fence-gates","category-wrought-iron-fence-installation","tag-diy-iron-fence","tag-diy-steel-fence","tag-fence-installation","tag-iron-fence","tag-iron-fence-install","tag-iron-fence-installation","tag-iron-welding","tag-welding-iron-fence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1373"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1439,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions\/1439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}