Two commonly used approaches for installing silt fences are.
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.
Install before land is disturbed.
Silt fences use a special material that catches the sediment and filters it out of the water.
Extended ends up slope enough to allow water to pond behind fence.
Stake posts on downhill side.
Silt fence installation.
If you follow the correct steps you can install an effective silt fence.
Turn ends of fence uphill.
The static slicing method and the trenching method.
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.
Set the silt fence perpendicular to the slope of the land curving the fence inward towards slope.
If you want to install a silt fence so that it will prevent contamination and erosion follow the steps outlined below.
Posts should be placed 10 to 20 feet apart depending on the application.
Lay out your silt fence by placing stakes at each corner and pulling a piece of string tight between the stakes.
Overlap sections of silt fence or twist ends of silt fence together.
Bury 8 inches of fabric in trench.
Install on down slope side of site parallel to contour of the land.