Galvanized Pipe Corners for Barb Wire Fence

[EvanByrne]

Hey all,

I've got ~800ft of Barb Wire fence I need to install on my property. Its not going to be keeping any animals in or out, I'm choosing barb wire because its cheap and deters trespassers more than other types of fencing.

I'd like to use 4" or 6" galvanized pipe for the corner posts with a kicker as a brace. I see a lot of fences done this way where I am in the high desert of California.

My question to you guys is how deep should I set my corner posts and what size posts should I use? I was thinking 3ft-4ft deep in concrete. Since I'm not going to have any animal pressure on the fence I'm thinking I won't need to run as much tension on the wires as I would otherwise. I just want it to look decent and last a long time. It just needs to establish the property like and keep humans out. I'm planning on installing it myself, auger for the post holes and a gas post driver for the T posts.

Any help or advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Here are a couple pictures of the corners I'm imagining:

 

[ovrszd]

Welcome to TBN.

If using pipe you definitely want to concrete them in. Not enough surface area on a pipe to hold it in place if set in dirt. A well designed and strong brace system at the corner will help. But concrete is the best solution along with the brace system.

I would go 36" deep and use 3" pipe at a minimum.

Again welcome to TBN.

 

[EvanByrne]

Welcome to TBN.

If using pipe you definitely want to concrete them in. Not enough surface area on a pipe to hold it in place if set in dirt. A well designed and strong brace system at the corner will help. But concrete is the best solution along with the brace system.

I would go 36" deep and use 3" pipe at a minimum.

Again welcome to TBN.

Great thanks for the info! I've definitely always been planning on using concrete. I'm guessing the kicker post support should also be 3ft deep as well?

 

[ovrszd]

Great thanks for the info! I've definitely always been planning on using concrete. I'm guessing the kicker post support should also be 3ft deep as well?

In Missouri we call it the "brace" post. Yes it should be anchored as well and everything tied together with a brace set level or angled and then tied together with twisted wire to create a "box" or "triangle" or whatever you want to call it. When the wire is added the forces are distributed between the three posts.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

I've had great success using fittings designed for chain link fence with other types of wire. Look at how a chain link corner is braced. The posts are often driven without cement. You can drive them with a hand-held pounder. If you get the wire good and tight the line posts just hold it up and all of the force is downward, you can use t-posts.

With no animals you're going to have work to do keeping vegetation off of that barbed wire.

 

[EvanByrne]

I've had great success using fittings designed for chain link fence with other types of wire. Look at how a chain link corner is braced. The posts are often driven without cement. You can drive them with a hand-held pounder. If you get the wire good and tight the line posts just hold it up and all of the force is downward, you can use t-posts.

With no animals you're going to have work to do keeping vegetation off of that barbed wire.

Where I am in the high desert we get 5" of rain a year. Vegetation grows only an inch or two a year. Not a problem here!

 

[EvanByrne]

In Missouri we call it the "brace" post. Yes it should be anchored as well and everything tied together with a brace set level or angled and then tied together with twisted wire to create a "box" or "triangle" or whatever you want to call it. When the wire is added the forces are distributed between the three posts.

So wire the base of the corner post to the base of the brace support post?

 

[bcp]

Brace and wire like this, when using wire to make your "triangle."

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If using a solid diagonal, it goes the opposite direction from the wire diagonal.

Bruce

 

[EvanByrne]

I'm familiar with the 'double H' but I was hoping to avoid using them due to their size and look since this is a small residential fence. I see the galvanized triangle method being used around here a lot, but I don't exactly know the specifics i.e. post depth, wire tension, etc.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

The pictures you posted all look like chain link fence fittings.

How to Brace and Truss Chain Link Fence