Photo: Chip Henderson
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Where two pieces of vinyl lattice meet at a center stile, secure the seam with two rows of screws 1-inch panhead screws.
Step 5: Secure the seam
Introduction
Step 1
Prep for installation
Step 2
Begin assembly
Step 3
Connect the center stile, prime, and paint
Step 4
Size the lattice panels
Step 5
Secure the seam
Step 6
Hang the framed-lattice panels
Tools List
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Tape measure
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Hammer
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Drill/driver
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Pry bar, used to remove old wood lattice, and to install new lattice panels
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Circular saw or sabre saw, used to cut lumber and lattice panels
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Rake or garden hoe, used to level soil directly under lattice panels
Shopping List
1. VINYL LATTICE
2. PRESSURE-TREATED 1x6s
3. PRESSURE-TREATED 1x4s
4. 6-INCH METAL MENDING PLATE
5. 3½-INCH METAL CORNER BRACE
6. 4-INCH METAL T-PLATE
7. ½-INCH FLATHEAD SCREWS
8. EXTERIOR-GRADE PRIMER AND PAINT
9. 1-INCH PANHEAD SCREWS AND WASHERS
10. 3- OR 4-INCH STRAP HINGES OR T-HINGES
2. PRESSURE-TREATED 1x6s
for making the perimeter frames of lattice panels
3. PRESSURE-TREATED 1x4s
for making the perimeter frames of lattice panels
4. 6-INCH METAL MENDING PLATE
for reinforcing the frames’ corner joints
5. 3½-INCH METAL CORNER BRACE
for reinforcing the frames’ corner joints
6. 4-INCH METAL T-PLATE
for attaching the center stiles to the frames
7. ½-INCH FLATHEAD SCREWS
used to attach the metal fastening hardware
8. EXTERIOR-GRADE PRIMER AND PAINT
for finishing the lattice frames
9. 1-INCH PANHEAD SCREWS AND WASHERS
used to attach the lattice to the frames
10. 3- OR 4-INCH STRAP HINGES OR T-HINGES
for fastening the lattice panels to the porch
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