Fences & building them!

james dilley · #1 02/09/08, 03:51 PM

O K A fence is only as good as it was built, Right? Well I just finished clearing the Fence line today. So I'll be placing my Posts 10' O C This is 6' chain link. It has been here on the property since before I bought the place. But the parcel I have is connected to the property next door .So I want to and NEED the fence. The neighbors refuse to close gates. (I lost several hundred dollars in birds last fall) So I Am hoping to start the Posts today. I'll need about 18-20 including the Terminal posts! I was able to get The neighbors Semi trailer (storage) moved on Tuesday. And She is Mad about that. She had 18 months to have it moved but did NOTHING! Any ideas???

Up North · #2 02/10/08, 06:01 AM

Hey James. Ideas you say?
For chain link, I guess I would put posts in concrete to keep weight of chain link from leaning fence over as time goes on.
Measure how wide your lawnmower deck is so you leave clearance between the fence and any trees or buildings. It's a pain to have a strip of grass or weeds too narrow to take out with your mower. But I suppose one can't always do this if fence is on a property line.
To get a good tight stretch on the chain link, run a flatsteel bar down thru the end links and pull on the bar so stretcher is pulling evenly on chain link.
Good Luck with project.

wogglebug · #3 02/10/08, 07:23 AM

The concrete post bases are a good idea. It's also a good idea if you can to leave enough post sticking up above the fence to add to the fence - say 3" - for barbed wire or electric - if necessary. Much cheaper and easier to provide for it now than add it later.

Also, secretly walk the fence with a video camera during construction and when it's finished - or have your fencing contractor do it - so if anything goes wrong you've got evidence of the way it was. No need to be confrontational about it - you almost certainly won't need it, but it's cheap to do, and you'll have it just in case.

Wolf mom · #4 02/10/08, 09:42 AM

Around here, if it's your fence, it's not put on the property line. Sacrifice a couple inches & put it on your property. If something happens, & you end up in court, she can't say that part of it's hers. She also won't be able to attach anything to it if it's not on the property line. Sounds like she's a great neighbor.

texican · #5 02/10/08, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolf mom

Around here, if it's your fence, it's not put on the property line. Sacrifice a couple inches & put it on your property. If something happens, & you end up in court, she can't say that part of it's hers. She also won't be able to attach anything to it if it's not on the property line. Sounds like she's a great neighbor.

AND, if it's your fence (totally), there's no need for gates!!!

I had to build about 1200' of fence between me and a neighbor/cousin... He didn't want a fence at all (so he and his kids could 'accidentally' ride thier atv's onto my place), so I had her surveyed, and built six inches inside the survey t posts... later he visited and wanted to know where my gates were... Bwahahahahaaa... no gates, Dude! I don't need to go on your side and ya'll don't need to get onto mine... Life is a lot better now. Good fences make ....