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In this video, Lowe’s home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, demonstrates how to attach chain link fence fabric and a gate. To find the previous videos in this series and to find printable instructions for this video, visit www.Lowes.com First, you will install the fabric. Start by inserting the tension bar through the end loops on the fabric and the tension bands on the terminal post. Then unroll the chain link fencing fabric on the ground. Stand up against the fence, taking out any excess slack. Attach a few wire ties to hold the fabric in place. Now, remove the excess fabric at the end of the fencing line by opening up the loops at the top and the bottom Then twist the strand out. Follow up by taking a tension bar and inserting it 3 feet into the fabric. Add a temporary tension band on the terminal post and hook the stretcher bar to the temporary tension bar. Attach the come-along to the stretcher bar and to the temporary tension band on the post. Slowly and evenly tighten the fabric. There should just be enough tension so you cannot squeeze the fabric with your fingers. Once the fabric is tight along the run, pull the rest of it tight against the terminal end post. Insert a tension bar through the fabric and tension bands on the terminal post. Secure with bolts. Carefully loosen and remove stretching tools. Secure fabric to the top rail and the line posts with wire ties and to the tension wire with clips. Continue installing fence fabric between terminal posts until the …