Diy Welded Wire Fence Panels

Licensed contractor and diy network host jason cameron shows you how to construct a custom fence made from hog wire.

Diy welded wire fence panels.

Determine how tall you want your fence. If the fence will be 4 feet tall the steel posts will need to be 6 feet. I pre drilled these pieces on the sides for screwing the finished panels to the 4 4 posts. Measure the distance from the center of the board to the height you want the top of your fence to be.

Overlap the hog wire about half the 4 width of the 2 4 s. I used 4 5 screws for each long edge. Then i cut a 2 4 to the width of the panel around 3. We started with 5 fencing for the goat area but ended up buying 4 to fence the field because it was more economical.

How to build a welded wire fence step 1. 2x6 cap rail if your posts are 4 on center estimate 4 of 2x6 per fence panel. Find more great content from diy network. Welded wire fencing at 4 height and 100 length runs 80 or so.

Mark each corner with a wood. I ripped these pieces in half to obtain 2 2 s for the panel vertical pieces. Start at a corner post and unroll several feet of welded wire. I did it without one but it was horrible.

Step 4 welded wire fencing. You should budget for about 4 per post so an 8 length will make 2 x posts a 12 length will make 3 etc. To make sure your area is square choose a starting point and measure from there. This is the level you should put your top rail regardless of where it sits on the left and right posts.

You ll need a t post driver. Supplies for welded wire and t post fencing.