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pmindermann
May 8, 2015, 09:39 AM
I am building a six foot basket weave fence.The ground I am putting it on has a substantial dip in the middle of it. How do I put up the fence and make it level without having a large gap at the bottom and still have the top level?

smoothy
May 8, 2015, 09:53 AM
Dirt. Enough to remove the dip? You have to be careful.....some places limit fence size to be 6 feet, and that's above the ground.

creahands
May 9, 2015, 07:26 AM
If the dip is not to severe and you don't mind having the fence lower then 6 ft. you can start at the lowest point and install a full panel. Then cut the other panels to maintain that height and follow the contour of the ground.

Although it is not abnormal for the panels in a fence to be parallel to each other but not on the same level plane.

Chuck

talaniman
May 9, 2015, 08:02 AM
If it's only the one dip, then you can extend that section of the fence to the bottom of the dip, with a longer fence panel, while keeping the height the same as the rest of the fence. I have seen many fill in the bottom with stone, aluminum sheets and even railroad ties for a pretty attractive look as an alternative to dirt.