Building A Wire Fence With T Posts

Continue to the corner.

Building a wire fence with t posts.

Starting at a corner attach the end of your roll of welded wire. Step 1 layout the fence plan for best results identify the corners and run a string or twine line to define a straight path from corner to corner. Metal posts are a quick alternative to wooden posts. Space metal posts also known as t stakes 8 feet apart and drive.

You should space your posts 8 12 feet apart as a general rule although 10 12 feet apart is sufficient for 5 6 wire barbed fence. Once the roll is attached carefully unroll and stretch the wire to the next post. Fit it over the post lift the tube and ram the top down on the posts. Even novices can put up a quality fence using t posts and professionals will find t post fencing a breeze to work with.

Secure the fencing to the first post using four more clips spaced down the length of the t post. Once you have the corners set and braced run a guide line between them to ensure you set your t posts in a straight line. Position each post with the anchor plate at the bottom and perpendicular to the fence line. Use the baling wire or metal ties to tie the wire to the post at the top the middle and the bottom.

Things needed work gloves post hole digger 4 by 4 inch wooden posts wood saw concrete mix wheelbarrow shovel level string hammer 16d galvanized nails t posts post pounder wire fencing 1 1 2 inch galvanized fence staples 1 2 inch by 48 inch piece of rebar come along tool wire cutters.