Post And Rail Fence With Chicken Wire

Closer view of the wire fencing.

Post and rail fence with chicken wire.

Once all the posts are set hook the mesh over the hooks on one end post. Metal fence mesh netting hardware cloth chicken wire 36 lb. Wire ties work well if you want the ties to blend with the wire fence. Pull the mesh taut and then attach it to the next post working your way from post to post until the fence is complete.

Split rail also known as post and rail slip beam or post and beam are traditionally used on ranches or farms for decorative purposes or to mark a boundary. Unroll the fencing to the next post pulling it taut as you go and fasten in the same way to the next post. A post driver is a hollow 2 foot long metal tube with handles and a cap at the top. Start fastening at a corner post using galvanized crown staples about every 12 along each post making sure to fasten into the rail as well.

Cut a long length of heavy gauge wire wrap it around the wire fence and a wooden rail or post and twist the wire s ends to. Fit it over the post lift the tube and ram the top down on the posts. Due to their low cost simple design and aesthetic appeal these fences have become more common in the suburbs in recent years.