Stake posts on downhill side.
Silt fence installation.
Two commonly used approaches for installing silt fences are.
If you follow the correct steps you can install an effective silt fence.
The static slicing method and the trenching method.
Extended ends up slope enough to allow water to pond behind fence.
The static slicing machine pulls a narrow blade through the ground to create a slit 12 deep and simultaneously inserts the silt fence fabric into this slit behind the blade.
To install a silt fence you ll need wooden stakes and silt fence fabric.
Silt fence installation.
Silt sediment fence installation when installing a silt fence first choose the appropriate place to set up a silt fence by considering site terrain and slope water flow and projected soil disturbance during construction.
Overlap sections of silt fence or twist ends of silt fence together.
Install before land is disturbed.
Install on down slope side of site parallel to contour of the land.
Place the silt fence spaced away from the toe of slope.
Silt fences use a special material that catches the sediment and filters it out of the water.
Bury 8 inches of fabric in trench.
You should install a silt fence on the bottom of a slope if you re trying to restrict water runoff.
Turn ends of fence uphill.
Set the silt fence perpendicular to the slope of the land curving the fence inward towards slope.