Fence Post Spacing

Fergienewbee · Aug 26, 2012

I wasn't sure where to post this. Maybe we need a miscellaneous catagory. Anyway, I want to fence the road edge using T-posts, high tensile wire and chicken wire to keep the dogs from the road. I plan to run four spaced strands of wire tied to the posts and 48" chicken wire clipped to the wire. What post spacing would you recommend? I guess it would be similar to four strands of barb wire.

Larry

JDseller · Aug 26, 2012

I would say 8 foot at the furthest. It would depend on the soil type and how large the dogs. Larger dogs and sand soil then six foot. Also how long of post too?? IF your finished fence is going to be 48" then seven foot post at the shortest would be what I used. I would still set heavy wood corner posts to pull the high tensile wire too.

northvale-PA · Aug 26, 2012

for my HT fence, we use 16'. Horse fence we always did at 8'. The chicken wire will probably need 8' as stretching it tight may wreck it.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 26, 2012

I'd say that if you have good/solid corner anchors and a couple solid middle posts (guessing you have a long run), that you could get away with 20+/- foot on the Tposts. Just do one of your solid wires at the bottoe and spike it to the ground every 6-8 ft with a hooked piece of rebar.... If the dogs want out, they'll get out anyway.

Good luck.

Dave

bobmiller · Aug 26, 2012

I raise sheep and always go 6 ft on t post stretch 42 in wovenwire and have no problem keeping the wire tight. good luck Bob

Greg K · Aug 26, 2012

I usually space wooden posts at 16' since that is what a cattle panel measures, so if I need to put one in the posts are spaced right. However I also put a steel post in the middle making it 8' between posts.

cole in mo. · Aug 26, 2012

When I build a new fence I start with a good corner post and a brace post, from there on its 5 steel posts set at 9ft apart, then a wood post.

KYfarm · Aug 26, 2012

put them as close together as you can afford, the more posts the longer it will last.

Pair-a-dice farm · Aug 26, 2012

I've put in over 3 miles in the last couple of years. I go 3 long steps or about 9-10 feet. I've spaced them farther a few times but later had to put in more posts. If I'm putting up cattle panels I go 8'.

Royse · Aug 26, 2012

Make sure you dig out about a 4 feet wide, 3 inch deep piece of the sod on
the inside of the fence and bury a layer of that chicken wire laying flat.
Dogs will just dig under an upright fence, and the flat fence will catch their nails to stop them.
A REALLY determined dog will just back up the four feet and dig under the buried flat chicken wire too.
Mine did.

JRSutton · Aug 27, 2012

Funny - that's how I do it too - three long steps.

Thought it was too vague to post it here - but I'd say you're about right at 10' feet.

T-posts these days aint what they used to be.

A strong wind will have them bending over. So - the more you have, the better.

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