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5 Tips When Planning a Fence

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dave

Here are 5 tips I think you should take into consideration when planning a fence. I hope they help:

Purpose – Choosing the correct fence type is mostly influenced by it’s purpose. You wouldn’t use the same fence for decorating and security purposes. A chain link fence might be a good barrier to contain chicken, but it sure is a very ugly decorative fence.
Location – Certain terrain types might be quite limiting for certain types of fences. Make sure you take the location into consideration and choose the appropriate fence type for the terrain
Local regulations – In most parts of the world, there are certain regulations you must follow when building a fence, like height for example.
Neighbor relations – I would advise it to be smart to show your concerning neighbors where your fence would exactly pass through so you don’t get into trouble with them later on when your fence will be already built. Some neighbors also offer to share the costs of building the fence of it does them good as much as it do you
Take measurements – Take precise measurements of your property before going on buying materials – it might save you a couple of extra trips to the warehouse

Wooden Fences and Holidays :)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Dave

Ah, back from vacation. Had an amazing time in Croatia. The sun, the sea, the fruits in the fenced yard Also, I moved the blog on a faster hosting, works perfectly now.

Today, I will share with you a video on how to install a wooden fence. I actually used this tutorial when helping a friend building a fence in his back yard.

Cheers!

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I promised a friend that in my next article I will talk about chicken fencing. So basically, when building a fence around a chicken coop, it is more important for the fence to keep the predators going in than keeping the chickens from going out. Depending on your living location, there are quite a few possible predators to watch out for such as foxes, raccoons, snakes, dogs, predator birds (hawks, owls, eagles etc). The most common chicken fence I’ve encountered is the chicken wire (quite innovative!).

It is a meshed , thin galvanized wire forming hexagonal holes. The diameter of the hexagon shapes can vary from 5 to 1.2 centimeters and it can be found in various gauges (19 – 22gauge). This wire is known for it’s excellent anti-corrosive capabilities, but when it comes to physical durability, it comes on the short end. Considering the size and strength of the chicken predators tho, this fence is sufficient. A couple of tips when fencing a chicken coop:

- You could bury the fence about half a meter in the ground so it would discourage the predators trying to dig under it.

- You could cover the floor around the coop with it if you want to make sure there won’t be predators trying to dig under the outer fence and enter the coop.

The chicken wire is attached to posts which are driven in the ground before. Posts can be wooden, metal or concrete – it comes down to preference. As always, just make sure that you pay a bit more attention to the corner posts.