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[tlbuser]

About a year ago we purchased and moved to a horse farm which had been let go to a significant degree. We are in the early stages of repairs, upgrades, etc. I have a notable amount of rusted/rotten fencing to replace. Obviously, we would love to have the pretty, long lasting, vinyl stuff. Unless I am missing something however, this seems to be a bit out of my price range. Anyway, I am looking for advice relative to getting a sturdy, affordable, 3 rail fence that is pleasing to the eye. I am certainly willing to build it myself if there are materials/plans available which would meet the need. Any and all insight is welcome.

Not sure on pricing, was told it was less than a dollar a foot. One of the stables near us just installed this stuff Rail fencing products for flexible horse fence rail fencing systems – Centaur HTP and it looks good and should be very easy to install.


Just googled it and came up with this site. Check out the advantaboard
Centaur Direct-Order Today: 1-800-479-0099: Advantaboard

 

[EddieWalker]

I bought 1,000 feet of vinly three rail fence three years ago for $3.25 a foot from Gardner Fence. I mentioned this to another member in another post and he called Gardner to see what the current price was. He said they wanted $4.24 a foot as of a few weeks ago.

You can do a search here for Gardner fence as I've put it in and a few others have bought it, or just google it to see what you come up with.

It's not hard to install, but it is time consuming and you have to have the post spaced exacly 8 feet apart. The railes overlap and if you'r off just a little, you'll have issues.

It's supposed to be good for horses, but I don't know anything about horses, so that's up to you to research it.

The vinyl gates are pure junk, so I just installed standard metal pipe gates and screwed in three vinyl rails across the front of it to blend in with the fence.

You are also supposed to pour concrete in a few posts to stiffen up the entire line. How many posts really depends on your conditions. I do it about every hundred feet or so. I als use 5 inch metal tubing to mount my gates and set it in concrete. It's rock solid and will never sag.

Here's a few pics.

Eddie

 

[riptides]

jsborn That is a lot of money, start shopping around like others have noted.

Also, are you really pleased with the location of the fence? You might want to consider Polytape as a temporary fence, kind of make sure your into it 100 percent.

EddieWalker One word.

S W E E T

-Mike Z.

 

[KaiB]

Eddie, It takes a good eye to lay out a fence which "flows" ... very nice!

OK...I called home to the Co-op and got the skinny (this is Fauquier County, VA, lots of fence there!). Folks are rarely using locust anymore; posts are half round SYP treated to .60CCA, rails are still 1x6x16 oak.

Materials FOB, Marshall VA, ~$2.50/ft. I would build this fence all day over artificial materials, but that's just me.

I just shudder to think what 30 acres of paddocks would cost to fence up.

 

[riptides]

Eddie, It takes a good eye to lay out a fence which "flows" ... very nice!

OK...I called home to the Co-op and got the skinny (this is Fauquier County, VA, lots of fence there!). Folks are rarely using locust anymore; posts are half round SYP treated to .60CCA, rails are still 1x6x16 oak.

Materials FOB, Marshall VA, ~$2.50/ft. I would build this fence all day over artificial materials, but that's just me.

I just shudder to think what 30 acres of paddocks would cost to fence up.

Yes we have lots of fence in Fauquier! So, I am confused, your in Oklahoma.

Shipping costs? Can't find good virginia pine?

-Mike Z.

 

[KaiB]

Yep, I grew up there in God's country. I miss it, but have settled here in OK. The folks are up in Hume, have been for thirty years now after selling the place in Casanova.

Ain't no three rail fence out here to speak of.