Building A Wood Pasture Fence

All the hard work is mostly done.

Building a wood pasture fence.

To save on fence cost when building a fence we use a fence strainer but you could also use fencing ratchet strainers particularly useful to strain short lengths of fence. Board fence is usually a 3 or 4 board layout with 4 x 4 or 4 x 6 post assembled from either smooth or rough sawn pressure teated wood. Stagger the rail joints on different posts to add stability. Oak or treated pine for pasture areas and only treated wood for moist environments like barnyards.

Building fences with ranch hand tips in this video we ll show you some tips for building a board fence digging holes aligning and leveling posts installi. Pasture fence field put up steps for the woven wire fence component. Materials needed for building a horse fence posts. Attach rails for the rest of the fence.

This is where building a fence gets exciting. Some fences follow the terrain while others are created with level tops it s just up to what you need and want. Unless you re using trees not recommended or taking an unusual route and building giant stone fences you re. Horizontal fence rails are typically full 1 inch thick by 6 inch wide lumber but can be conventional 2 x 6 lumber as purchased from a big box store.

For the middle rail use an 8 foot across two posts. Galvanized 3 inch long wood screws or galvanized 3 5 inch ring shank nails. For example with posts spaced about 8 feet apart use 16 foot boards as the top and bottom rail to span three posts. I tied a string across the top of the fence to indicate where i wanted the tops of the slats to be.

This is also part of what makes a fence strong and sturdy. Treated wooden posts either round or square at least 5 inches in diameter. For board to rail fences the standard is three board or rails one on top of the other and evenly spaced per fence line. The exact type will vary depending on what type of fence you choose to build but you ll need.

Woven wire fence field put up starts with unrolling it along the length of the fence line. Quick set concrete two 50 pound bags per post.