Will “Fence Erector” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.

• Attach rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames.

• Weld metal parts together, using portable gas welding equipment.

• Complete top fence rails of metal fences by connecting tube sections, using metal sleeves.

• Nail pointed slats to rails to construct picket fences.

• Blast rock formations and rocky areas with dynamite to facilitate posthole digging.

• Dig postholes, using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers.

• Erect alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered fences.

• Stretch wire, wire mesh, or chain link fencing between posts, and attach fencing to frames.

• Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes.

• Make rails for fences, by sawing lumber or by cutting metal tubing to required lengths.

• Insert metal tubing through rail supports.

• Discuss fencing needs with customers, and estimate and quote prices.

• Mix and pour concrete around bases of posts, or tamp soil into postholes to embed posts.

• Assemble gates, and fasten gates into position, using hand tools.

• Attach fence rail supports to posts, using hammers and pliers.

• Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, or specifications.

• Construct and repair barriers, retaining walls, trellises, and other types of fences, walls, and gates.

• Align posts, by lines or sighting, and verify vertical alignment of posts, using plumb bobs or spirit levels.

• Nail top and bottom rails to fence posts, or insert them in slots on posts.