Harv, thanks. When we bought our property, we immediately put up the ubiquitous rural Florida fence, which consists of 4' high, 4" x 4" field fence (called "hog wire" around here) on 3" wood posts, using 3, 6" posts at each corner with box bracing. It's cheap, goes up fast, and lasts a reasonable amount of time. We put it up before we did anything else, because the local kids had been using the place to trail ride their ATVs, and we weren't going to be there to stop them in a friendly way. We also knew that once we moved there, we'd need to contain our dogs, a couple of adopted greyhounds that couldn't find their way home if they got out of sight.
But, that kind of fence has a "poor boy" look to it, and I can't help thinking about something a little nicer. I also like the idea of doing a job only once because it was done good.
The hog wire fence is stretched tight from the corners to the middle braces and almost stands up by itself without any intermediate posts. We replaced some barb wire fence on existing posts with the hog wire, and found that after we had pulled it tight with the tractor, that as we went down the fence stapling to the posts, the fence would stand up by itself for the next two posts because it was so tight. We stretched about 400' at a time. The intermediate posts are only used to help it stand up, and there are no horizontal posts, except for the corner and middle box bracing.
Some folks add horizontal boards, usually 1"x6", to make it look like a 2, 3, or 4 board fence. But, that requires a lot more maintenance. I've also learned that the tax assessor considers a pasture fence to have no value for assessment purposes, but adds to your assessment for a board fence. He'd probably consider a pipe fence to be a pasture fence because he's trained to look for boards, not welds...
So, I like the idea of your welded fence, and have been giving it some thought for the future. I also like to have something just a little different than everyone else, especially if there are logical reasons behind it -- makes me look like I'm smarter than I am. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Let me add that I don't like conventional chain link much - usually looks pretty bad after a while, and, in our area, says either industrial or trailer park.
But, that kind of fence has a "poor boy" look to it, and I can't help thinking about something a little nicer. I also like the idea of doing a job only once because it was done good.
The hog wire fence is stretched tight from the corners to the middle braces and almost stands up by itself without any intermediate posts. We replaced some barb wire fence on existing posts with the hog wire, and found that after we had pulled it tight with the tractor, that as we went down the fence stapling to the posts, the fence would stand up by itself for the next two posts because it was so tight. We stretched about 400' at a time. The intermediate posts are only used to help it stand up, and there are no horizontal posts, except for the corner and middle box bracing.
Some folks add horizontal boards, usually 1"x6", to make it look like a 2, 3, or 4 board fence. But, that requires a lot more maintenance. I've also learned that the tax assessor considers a pasture fence to have no value for assessment purposes, but adds to your assessment for a board fence. He'd probably consider a pipe fence to be a pasture fence because he's trained to look for boards, not welds...
So, I like the idea of your welded fence, and have been giving it some thought for the future. I also like to have something just a little different than everyone else, especially if there are logical reasons behind it -- makes me look like I'm smarter than I am. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Let me add that I don't like conventional chain link much - usually looks pretty bad after a while, and, in our area, says either industrial or trailer park.
