Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.
<ul><li>Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.</li><li>Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, or specifications.</li><li>Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes.</li><li>Align posts, using lines or by sighting, and verify vertical alignment of posts, using plumb bobs or spirit levels.</li><li>Attach rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames.</li><li>Dig postholes, using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers.</li><li>Mix and pour concrete around bases of posts, or tamp soil into postholes to embed posts.</li><li>Attach fence rail supports to posts, using hammers and pliers.</li><li>Assemble gates, and fasten gates into position, using hand tools.</li><li>Make rails for fences, by sawing lumber or by cutting metal tubing to required lengths.</li><li>Nail top and bottom rails to fence posts, or insert them in slots on posts.</li><li>Discuss fencing needs with customers, and estimate and quote prices.</li><li>Stretch wire, wire mesh, or chain link fencing between posts, and attach fencing to frames.</li><li>Complete top fence rails of metal fences by connecting tube sections, using metal sleeves.</li><li>Erect alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered fences.</li><li>Insert metal tubing through rail supports.</li><li>Nail pointed slats to rails to construct picket fences.</li><li>Construct and repair barriers, retaining walls, trellises, and other types of fences, walls, and gates.</li><li>Weld metal parts together, using portable gas welding equipment.</li></ul>