How To Build A Hog Wire Fence Gate

Hog wire fence in lining idea.

How to build a hog wire fence gate.

The gate is essentially a braced rectangle with the wire mesh attached over it. Jason cameron shows you how to construct a custom fence made from hog wire. There are lots of designs of exterior fencing using welded galvanized wire panels aka hog panels or sheep panels i like them because they hold up well to the elements are cost effective relatively easy to use and have a clean look with e. The posts are pressure treated 4 x 4 s and the fence panels are made from 2 x 4 s and hog wire.

How to build a beautiful wood fence with hog wire follow my progress on removing my old chain link fence across the front of my property and replacing it with a nice looking wood fence. The pieces of woods can be arranged in more density to make it look more expensive 11. For posts my local landscape contractor recommends using 4 by 4 inch pressure treated douglas fir set in concrete. Cedar is chosen because it is naturally bug and rot resistant.

While the hog wire fence is often assumed as all about the square arrangement you can just try any other idea which is a little bit different. As an alternative to chain link jason cameron builds a cedar wood fence using hog wire. The key to creating the hog wire fence panels are the dado s run into each of the boards. Four foot high hog wire panels a common size come in 16 foot lengths which are usually cut in half to make 8 foot sections.

You can purchase a gate for your wire fence but with a little work you can also save some money by building your own.