Post And Rail Fence With Chicken Wire

Metal fence mesh netting hardware cloth chicken wire 36 lb.

Post and rail fence with chicken wire.

Cut a long length of heavy gauge wire wrap it around the wire fence and a wooden rail or post and twist the wire s ends to. Line the roll of chicken wire up with a corner post if there is one so the bottom 6 to 12 inches can slip into the trench and so the top horizontal wire is in line with a tab on a metal t post. Closer view of the wire fencing. Pull the mesh taut and then attach it to the next post working your way from post to post until the fence is complete.

Once all the posts are set hook the mesh over the hooks on one end post. A post driver is a hollow 2 foot long metal tube with handles and a cap at the top. The split rail fence is in place now for the wire mesh. Split rail also known as post and rail slip beam or post and beam are traditionally used on ranches or farms for decorative purposes or to mark a boundary.

Unroll the fencing to the next post pulling it taut as you go and fasten in the same way to the next post. Fit it over the post lift the tube and ram the top down on the posts. Due to their low cost simple design and aesthetic appeal these fences have become more common in the suburbs in recent years.