Fence Example

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Fence Example

• 5-wire barbed

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Storing posts before use

• If posts are left lying on the ground they are
  prone to rot and insect damage.

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Gate posts must be straight and should be around
4 ½ feet long.
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Additional Fencing Supplies

• Wire (12 gauge double strand barb wire)
• Wire clips to secure wire to steel posts or
  staples to secure wire to wood posts
• Line posts
• Minimum 6 in length for steel posts and 7 for
  wood posts (hedge, treated, etc.)

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Fence construction begins with good corners
essential for tightening wires and keeping them
that way. Braces should be built on both sides of
every gate, at corners and at every ½ mile in
between. Corner and brace posts should be at
least 10 inches in diameter on top and be at
least 8 feet in length. The larger diameter end
should be planted at least 3 feet in the ground
and well tamped. The corner should be tamped
first and the brace post should be tamped after
the brace pipe is in place.
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Brace Post
Corner Post
Brace Wire
Brace Post
Brace Wire Tightener
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• The purpose of the brace wire and brace pipe
  is to keep the corner post stationery for initial
  tightening of the fence wires and for keeping
  them tight over time.

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Knotches in the top of the brace post and the
bottom of the corner post keep the wire from
sliding toward the middle. They are needed to get
the brace wire as tight as possible by hand.
Spike nails or something similar is needed to
keep the brace pipe stable while the brace wire
is being tightened
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Now the first wire of the fence can be installed
between two corners. It should be stretched tight
and be used to line-up the line posts
Something such as a short piece of pipe is then
used to securely tighten the brace wire
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Example post and wire spacing

• Line post spacing 12 to15 feet
• Wire spacing (5-wire fence) - 8 ½ inches
• Top wire should be 48 inches above the ground

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Gate Construction
Gates should be 4 foot high with five wires
approximately 8 ½ inches between wires. This is a
20 wide gate, adequate for machinery and
trailers. Livestock tend to loaf at and rub on
gates. It is important to keep gates tight so a
gate lever is recommended.
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Wires on gate stick should be wrapped around
twice to keep them stable Wires connecting gate
to corner post are not completely wrapped around
gate stick, and they should be located between
the top and second wire and the fourth and fifth
wire.
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Gates should have at least two stay-wires to
prevent the wires from becoming crossed when the
gate is opened or when livestock rub on it.