{"id":898,"date":"2016-03-16T16:57:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T20:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/?p=898"},"modified":"2016-05-11T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T16:18:07","slug":"how-to-install-iron-fence-or-aluminum-fence-on-a-hill-slope-or-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/how-to-install-iron-fence-or-aluminum-fence-on-a-hill-slope-or-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"How to DIY Install Iron Fence or Aluminum Fence on a Hill, Slope or Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-900\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_trad_wrought_iron_fence_stepped_for_yard_slope.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_trad_wrought_iron_fence_stepped_for_yard_slope.jpg\" alt=\"Iron Fence Installed on a Hill \" width=\"640\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_trad_wrought_iron_fence_stepped_for_yard_slope.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_trad_wrought_iron_fence_stepped_for_yard_slope-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iron Fence Installed on a Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>In a perfect world, your yard would be perfectly level to install your iron or aluminum fence. \u00a0But what if you have a hilly, sloped or graded yard? \u00a0Check out our article to see how to install iron fence and aluminum fence in these situations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Iron fence and aluminum fence are installed a little differently when you are dealing with a hill, slope or grade. \u00a0The first thing you want to determine is the rise-over-run measurement for your hill, slope or grade. \u00a0This measurement is basically looking for how long the hill, slope or grade extends against how much it drops or rises. \u00a0Our video below shows how you can easily determine this rise-over-run measurement with three simple tools you probably already own:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dealing with Hills, Slopes and Grades when DIY Installing an Iron Fence or Aluminum Fence\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dorZu11kho8?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>Now that you have your rise-over-run measurement, let&#8217;s see how the iron fence and aluminum fence handle these situations.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Wrought Iron Fence Installation on Hills, Slopes and Grades<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Wrought iron fence panels are welded solid. \u00a0This means that all the main components of the fence panel have been joined permanently and do bend or &#8216;rack&#8217; to follow grade. \u00a0Since the iron fences are welded solid, you will do what it called &#8216;stair-stepping&#8217;. \u00a0This means that you will &#8216;step&#8217; down the hill with rigid, straight sections. \u00a0Here are a few examples of iron fences stair-stepped down hills:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Edwards-4-RES-1-stepped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Edwards-4-RES-1-stepped-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Iron Fence Stair-Stepped to Follow Yard Slope\/ Grade\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Edwards-4-RES-1-stepped-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Edwards-4-RES-1-stepped-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iron Fence Stair-Stepped to Follow Yard Slope\/ Grade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Hill-5-Res-w-butterfly-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Hill-5-Res-w-butterfly-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"5ft Wrought Iron Fence with Add-on Butterfly Decorations\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Hill-5-Res-w-butterfly-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Hill-5-Res-w-butterfly-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5ft Wrought Iron Fence with Add-on Butterfly Decorations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Nash-3ft-4ft-iron-res-flange-post.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-217 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Nash-3ft-4ft-iron-res-flange-post-1024x724.jpeg\" alt=\"Iron Fence Mounted on a Knee Wall and Stepped for Grade Using Different Heights of Fence\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Nash-3ft-4ft-iron-res-flange-post-1024x724.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Nash-3ft-4ft-iron-res-flange-post-300x212.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iron Fence Mounted on a Knee Wall and Stepped for Grade Using Different Heights of Fence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Depending on the severity of your rise-over-run, you may need to split your 8ft wide iron fence panels into smaller sections with more posts to &#8216;step&#8217; down the grade faster. \u00a0In the image below, the customer cut the 8ft wide panels down to 4ft wide and added more posts in to &#8216;step&#8217; down that steeper grade more quickly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_900-2\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-900-2\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_trad_wrought_iron_fence_stepped_for_yard_slope.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_trad_wrought_iron_fence_stepped_for_yard_slope.jpg\" alt=\"Iron Fence Installed on a Hill \" width=\"640\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_trad_wrought_iron_fence_stepped_for_yard_slope.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_trad_wrought_iron_fence_stepped_for_yard_slope-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-900-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iron Fence Installed on a Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If your rise-over-run is more mild, you could do like the photo below and install the fence even at the top and then fill in underneath with landscaping they way they did with stones.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_iron_fence_w_stones_under_grade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_iron_fence_w_stones_under_grade-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Iron Fence Installed on a Gentle Hill with Stone Underneath\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_iron_fence_w_stones_under_grade.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6ft_iron_fence_w_stones_under_grade-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iron Fence Installed on a Gentle Hill with Stone Underneath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Aluminum Fence Installation on Hills, Slopes and Grades<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Aluminum fence handles slopes and grades a little differently than iron fence since aluminum fence is screwed together rather than welded together. \u00a0With this screwed together construction, you can pivot the pickets and rails or &#8216;rack&#8217; the panel where the pickets remain upright, but the rails angle to follow the grade. \u00a0You can see this &#8216;racking&#8217; motion in action in the video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Racking an Aluminum Fence Panel to Follow Yard Grade\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uulk-zFxo6A?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>Our Infinity Aluminum panels will rack 8-10 inches over the 6ft wide Traditional and 8ft wide Signature grade fence panels. \u00a0That means our Infinity Aluminum fence panels can follow a 0 to 10&#8243; rise-over-run measurement. \u00a0If your rise-over-run per panel is more than that, you can use a combination of stair-stepping and racking.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few photos showing the aluminum panels racked to follow grade:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Wallace-5-COM-alum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Wallace-5-COM-alum-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"5ft Tall Iron Fence DIY Installed with Stone Column\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Wallace-5-COM-alum-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Wallace-5-COM-alum-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5ft Tall Iron Fence DIY Installed with Stone Column<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-314\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5ft_Tall_Aluminum_Fence_Racked_to_Follow_Yard_Grade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5ft_Tall_Aluminum_Fence_Racked_to_Follow_Yard_Grade-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"Aluminum Fence can 'rack' which angles the panels to follow yard grade\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5ft_Tall_Aluminum_Fence_Racked_to_Follow_Yard_Grade.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5ft_Tall_Aluminum_Fence_Racked_to_Follow_Yard_Grade-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aluminum Fence can &#8216;rack&#8217; which angles the panels to follow yard grade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5ft_Tall_Aluminum_Fence_Racked_for_Yard_Slope.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5ft_Tall_Aluminum_Fence_Racked_for_Yard_Slope-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"5ft Aluminum Fence Racked to Follow Grade\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5ft_Tall_Aluminum_Fence_Racked_for_Yard_Slope.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5ft_Tall_Aluminum_Fence_Racked_for_Yard_Slope-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5ft Aluminum Fence Racked to Follow Grade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">In conclusion&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Determining how to install your iron fence or aluminum fence with a hill, slope or grade requires a little more forethought than a standard installation, but its something you can easily determine by figuring out your rise-over-run measurement and how it would apply to each 6ft wide or 8ft wide fence panel.<\/p>\n<p>As always, if you have any questions on how to determine the measurement or use the iron fence or aluminum fence for your exact application, give us a call or shoot us an email and we can help you work through it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a perfect world, your yard would be perfectly level to install your iron or aluminum fence. \u00a0But what if you have a hilly, sloped or graded yard? \u00a0Check out our article to see how to install iron fence and aluminum fence in these situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,26,11,27],"tags":[40,182,52,53,228,62,163,38,226,227,51,181,180,185],"class_list":["post-898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aluminum-fence-installation","category-installation","category-iron-fence-vs-aluminum-fence","category-wrought-iron-fence-installation","tag-aluminum-fence","tag-fence","tag-grade","tag-hill","tag-hilly","tag-installation","tag-iron","tag-iron-fence","tag-rod-iron-fence","tag-rot-iron-fence","tag-slope","tag-steel","tag-wrought-iron","tag-wrought-iron-fence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898","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=898"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":905,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ironfenceshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}