Think Fencing Mystique Fencing User manual

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Mystique | Installation Guide
Mystique Fencing
Privacy Screening.
Installation Guide

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Mystique with lattice - White

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Contents
Getting Started 4
Installation Tips 4.1
Shortening a Panel 4.2
Tools Required 5
Mystique Installation 6-13
Lattice Installation 14-16

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Getting Started
Clean, uncluttered good looks combined with brilliant
functionality. Available in a variety of colours, or a natural look
of timber grain. Mystique provides privacy in a garden setting
and an effective barrier from unwanted traffic and neighbour
noise.
Congratulations on your new Think Fencing
Mystique Privacy Fencing System.
Mystique Fencing Features:
DIY
Installation
Limited Lifetime
Warranty
Eco
Friendly
Australian
Made
Graffiti
Resistant
Never Paint
Again
Noise
Reducer
Installation Tips - 4.1
Install the fence on a still day as wind can make the string
line move.
Mow any grass and level fence line prior to allow
for easier installation.
For planning purposes each hole will require 0.045m/3
of concrete. Do not use rapid set concrete. It will continue
to absorb moisture, expanding inside posts and voiding
the warranty. Think Fencing recommends using premixed
25mpa/10mm aggregate.
When concreting the post, Think Fencing recommend to
first put the post into the ground, pour the concrete in, then
lift and push it back into the concrete. This method allows
the concrete to travel up the post core.
If you have sandy/loose soil, Think Fencing recommends
that you increase your hole size and amount of concrete to
create a bigger foundation.
Creating a spacer jig with a piece of timber or plastic allows
you to easily check the measurement between posts.
Keep a rasp handy to open the slots up if the rail are difficult
to slide in or if the fence is on a slope.
The fence can already accommodate a 1-degree rake.
Anything larger than this will require increasing the length
of the slot by rasping it out on site or have Think Fencing
provide custom routed posts.
If the fence is to be installed around a corner with an angle
between 5 – 45 degree the rail slot width can be increased
using a rasp to allow for a greater angle.
When crimping, make sure that the crimp is facing
outwards. The crimp is designed to allow you to push the
rail into the post but not pull out.
Shortening a Panel - 4.2
All PVC components can be cut using a saw or angle grinder
to enable you to shorten a panel. When cutting rails, a
general rule is to measure between posts and add 80mm.
This allows an additional 40mm of rail to go into each post.
If using a drop saw, it is recommended to use an Aluminum
cutting blade for the best cut and ensure you cut slowly
through the rail so the teeth don’t grab.

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Tools Required.
What you will need
to get the job done.
Line Marking Paint
Drill or Impact DriverRubber MalletSilicone Gun/
Clear PVC Glue
Safety Glasses
Shovel Tape Measure String Line
Spirit Level Crimper
*If installing lattice
Pre Mix Concrete
*not rapid set
4mm Drill bit 5/16 Tek Driver bit
Rasp
Angle Grinder/
Drop Saw
Pencil Crowbar

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Prepare the site ensuring you don’t have any
significant undulations. You can then run two
string lines, one along the top of the posts
and one on the side of the posts.
Mark your post centres as required using line
marking paint. This is where you will dig the
post holes.
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What you will need:
What you will need:
Post Post Post Post
String Line
String Line
2390mm 2390mm 2390mm
Please Note: Think Fencing
recommends checking with location
services or contacting dial before you
dig to make sure it is safe to dig.

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Post
Ground
300mm
Ground
650mm
What you will need:
Fill the hole with wet mix concrete, then
push the post into the hole allowing
concrete to flow up the core of the post.
Position the post using a string line and
spirit level. Use the rubber mallet to fine
tune the post height.
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Ground
50mm
Ground
300mm
650mm
Post
The holes must be at least 300mm wide and
650mm deep. The post needs to go into the
concrete 600mm deep leaving a 50mm solid
concrete foundation.
Please note: If you have sandy/loose soil,
Think Fencing recommends that you increase
your hole size and amount of concrete to
create a bigger foundation. What you will need:

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Bulk prepare all bottom rails.
Ensure that the steel insert is in the top
channel of the bottom rail then attach the
pollock channel to the bottom rail using
five 25mm tek screws.
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Concrete the next post.
Its easier to accurately measure the post
spacing from the inside edge of two posts
rather than the centres.
This measurement is the centre to centre
post spacing that you used to mark the
holes (as specified) minus the thickness of
one post.
For example: Post spacing centre to
centre (2390mm) minus thickness of one
post (127mm) = 2263mm
Ground Ground Ground
2263mm
Post Post
2390mm
Pro Tip: Grind angle into
the end of the pollock
channel to make guiding
into the post easier.
Please Note: Be careful not to over tighten
screws when fixing pollock channels, it could
strip the PVC/steel and close the opening
making it more difficult to insert the panelling. What you will need:
Mark 35mm from one
end of the rail use this
line to centre the rails.
This will line up with the
inside of your post.
What you will need:

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After the post concrete has set insert the
bottom rail into the pre-routed slots on the
post. You will need to push the rail most of
the way into the first post to enable you to
slide the rail into the next post. Centre the
rail between the posts by just covering the
guide line.
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What you will need:
Post 1
Post 2
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For perfectly spaced screws on the inside of
the property use the jig provided with the tabs
at the bottom. Hold the jig flush up against
the bottom rail and pre drill the bottom set of
holes. Then fasten the bottom rail using four
65mm tek screws. (Only screw through holes
where the rail is correctly spaced and centred.)
Please note: The jig is not suitable for
slopes over 1°.
Mystique
Screw Hole Jig
For lattice
use only
What you will need:

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Attach the post pollock channel to the
centre of the posts using four 25mm tek
screws per side.
Please Note: Be careful not to over tighten
screws when fixing pollock channels, it
could strip the PVC/steel and close the
opening making it more difficult to insert
the panelling. What you will need:
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Beginning with the female end.
Progressively slide the Mystique Panelling
between the pollock channel on the first
post. Use a rubber mallet to assist locking
the panels together one at a time. What you will need:
Female end Male end
Pro Tip: If it is difficult to join panelling
apply silicone spray the male and female
groove to lubricate before joining.
Please note: Do not modify the vertical
post pollock channel, like the horizontal
pollock channel.
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Complete the fence section by sliding the
final mystique panel into place. What you will need:
Pro Tip: Grind a slight V into the
top of the male end of the second
last panel and the bottom of the
female end of the last panel.
Female end
Male end
Tongue
Groove
If your fence panel is raked you may need
to carefully cut the top of the mystique
panelling and pollock channel to allow the
top rail to be inserted into the cut-outs.
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What you will need:

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Prepare all top rails (solid)/mid rails (lattice)
by marking a guide line 35mm from one end
of the rail to aid in ensuring rails are evenly
spaced between posts. Attach the pollock
channel to the centre of the rails using five
25mm tek screws.
Please note: If installing mystique lattice, you
will need to attach the pollock channel on the
opposite side to cut-outs.
Insert the top rail into the pre-routed slots on
the post. You will need to push the rail most
of the way into the first post to enable you to
slide it back and centre the rail between the
posts by just covering the guide line.
What you will need:
Please note: example showing
mystique solid, for mystique with lattice
this step is for the mid rail installation.
Lattice Mid Rail
Solid Top Rail
Pro Tip: Grind angle into
the end of the pollock
channel to make guiding
into the post easier.
no steel insert
no steel insert if white
steel insert if coloured

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Using the jig provided with the tabs at the
top, as pictured above, hold flush to the top
of the post and pre drill the top set of holes
(pre drill all eight holes if installing lattice).
Then fasten the top rail using four 65mm tek
screws to fit the top rail into each post.
For lattice installation proceed to page 14
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Finish by placing the post caps on using
clear silicone or clear PVC pipe glue.
Please note: Be careful if applying glue,
spread evenly inside the cap so no glue
runs down the fence post. What you will need:
Please note: The jig is not suitable for
slopes over 1°.
Mystique
Screw Hole Jig
Use for
Lattice Mid rail
What you will need:

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Insert the lattice pickets into the pre-routed slots
of the mid rail.
Installing Lattice.
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Bulk Prepare all lattice pickets.
Crimp both ends of the pickets, then flip
over and repeat to the other side. What you will need:

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Insert the top rail into the pre-routed slots on
the post. You will need to push the rail most
of the way into the first post to enable you to
slide it back and centre the rail between the
posts by just covering the guide line.
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Then fasten top rail using four 65mm tek
screws provided. (Only screw through holes
where the rail is correctly spaced and centred.
The remaining holes are for the next rails.)
Push the pickets up into the pre-routed slots
of the top rail to finish off panel. What you will need:
Please note: The jig is not suitable for
slopes over 1°.

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Finish by placing the post caps on using
clear silicon or clear PVC pipe glue.
Please note: be careful if applying glue,
spread evenly inside the cap so no glue runs
down the fence post. What you will need:

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Mystique Solid - Delux

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