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Posted by on August 7, 2007, 9:43 pm
On Aug 7, 7:19 am, mkirs...@rochester.rr.com wrote:
> On Aug 7, 9:27 am, kamil...@mad.scientist.com wrote:
>
> > Is tensioning even necesary in this situation? Maybe just rounding the
> > corners would work.
>
> You've got to tension it somehow or it will look like crap and
> wouldn't keep out a retarded tumbleweed.
>
> On the corners, you need a total of 5 t-posts to do the "widget"
> thing. One in the corner, one about 4' from the corner in each
> direction to brace against, and one to run at an angle from the bottom
> of the brace post to the top of the corner post. You can use shorter
> posts for the brace posts.
>
> Once you construct this structure, you can get a special tool that
> hooks the wire, or you can make your own with a 4' 2x4 and a few heavy
> hooks screwed into the edge. It doesn't need to be so tight that you
> can play a tune; a reasonably strong person can put enough tension on
> the fence by pulling on the 2x4.
>
> Tension the fence as you go along, at every transition from flat to a
> hill, or a hill back to flat. Again, just tight, not so much that you
> can play a chord by dragging your hammer across the wires. You may
> want longer posts at the transitions so you can drive them into the
> ground farther to prevent pull-out.
Thanks for the tips! I went out and bought longer posts, so I could
sink them 3 feet into the ground instead of 2 feet, so they won't pull
out. I appreciate your input!
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