Digging postholes that are 1 3 as deep as the entire length of a fence post.
How to build a hog wire fence step by step. I laid out 8 lengths of the hog wire cut from 16 pieces on top of a 4 x8 sheet of plywood placed on sawhorses. In this video i show you how i install a wire fence in our garden or orchard. This is a denser design for a hog wire fence. How do you construct a hog wire fence.
There are lots of designs of exterior fencing using welded galvanized wire panels aka hog panels or sheep panels i like them because they hold up well to the elements are cost effective relatively easy to use and have a clean look with. Place your postholes in soil slightly wider than the width of the panel measured in rows that are a little closer than the panel length. Mark the measurements on the ground with a can of spray paint. Start at a corner post and unroll several feet of welded wire.
Make sure that the fencing is completely level and staple it all the way down to the end. This is simple and small but it looks so tidy and neat. Diy tutorial on how to make a hog wire or utility panel fence using a dado. Begin stapling across the rails pulling it tight as you staple to be sure it lays flat all the way across.
For posts my local landscape contractor recommends using 4 by 4 inch pressure treated douglas fir set in concrete. With the frame of wooden material you will get a neat outdoor by keeping them from the outsiders. Deck railing with hog wire panels duration. Measuring the width and length of a hog wire fence panels.
You need to have many more wires to build this square hog fence. Four foot high hog wire panels a common size come in 16 foot lengths which are usually cut in half to make 8 foot sections. Use a bolt cutter to cut the wire.