Looking to install your own wrought iron fence, but you aren’t sure what you’ll need? We dive into the details to guide you through the materials and tools typically needed to install one of our DIY Stronghold Iron® fences.

Looking to install your own wrought iron fence, but you aren’t sure what you’ll need? We dive into the details to guide you through the materials and tools typically needed to install one of our DIY Stronghold Iron® fences.
Nervous that installing an iron or aluminum fence is too much to take on? Don?t be! 90% of our customers do their own iron or aluminum fence installation!
One of the questions we routinely get asked is, ?Can I install an iron or aluminum fence on my own?? The answer is a resounding YES!! Of the thousands of orders we?ve sold, roughly 90% to 95% of those were regular homeowners who decided to go the DIY route and tackle the fence and/ or gate installation on their own.
Those beautiful photos all over our website and in our Knowledge Center Photo Gallery? Almost all of them are from DIY homeowners that did the fence or gate installation themselves and were so proud of the outcome that they sent us pictures of their fence installation project. And we love getting them sent in too! Its always rewarding for us to start off with a person maybe a little nervous about installing the fence or gate on their own and end up with photos showing what an awesome job they did.
Now, you may be worried that all these DIY homeowners that tackled the installation on their own were the ?Bob Vila type? that this kind of thing came naturally to. Sure, we had some of those folks, but a large majority were average folks with average skills. Maybe they had done some landscaping at their house. Or tackled a kitchen renovation. Or even bravely took on a piece of dreaded Ikea furniture and got it assembled with no parts left at the end. Wherever you fall in that spectrum, you are more than qualified to tackle installing your own iron or aluminum fence with the right planning and patience.
You are probably asking yourself how this could be so easy to do. Don?t I need a professional installer? Not really. Making it easy to install starts with a good set of step-by-step instructions. Unlike our competitors that give you a half or one page synopsis of how to install the fence, we?ve put together a comprehensive set of installation instructions with photos, tips and tricks all to make the installation process easier for the average person.
Our helpful videos are now available in our site’s video gallery, and you can also view them on our YouTube channel. With our detailed installation guides and these new videos, we rarely receive calls or emails from customers with installation questions.
Let?s start with our Stronghold Iron® fence and put a few installation fears to rest that folks seem to routinely have:
To install our iron fence, you simply take one of the iron brackets and slide it over the horizontal rail of the fence. You then place the fence panel and bracket up against the post and secure it to the post with a self-tapping screw.
Now let?s move over to our Infinity Aluminum® fence and put a few installation fears to rest that folks seem to routinely have:
To install our aluminum fence, you simply insert the fence rail into the punched hole in the fence post and then secure the rail to the post by drilling the supplied self-tapping screw through the post and into the rail.
Since driveway and walk gates can have different hinge and latch options, its a little harder to give a general overview as each configuration can install a little differently. However, the matching walk gates and the larger driveway gates are still DIY friendly. We?ve had many DIY homeowners install large arched driveway gates including optional automated openers with no problems whatsoever.
You can take a look at our ?Gates Only? install guides on our installation page or check out the various videos and blog posts we have done on gate posts, latches, hinges, and general installation.
Besides being easy to do, there are other benefits when you tackle the installation on your own:
So there you go folks. Installing an aluminum or iron fence really is easy and is something you can handle on your own. If you?ve got any questions, we are always here to help! Leave us a comment below, give us a call at 800-261-2729 or shoot us an email at [email protected].
Check out the video we did on if you can install the iron or aluminum fence on your own?
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If you’ve read about the differences between our Traditional grade and Signature grade fences and gates, you may be wondering which is the right choice for your project. Check out our video and pictures on the subject in this week’s post!
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