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Wire Fence

A wire fence is any fence made of wire not just plain wire but stock mesh, stock fencing, horse fencing, barbed wire fencing etc., yes often a wire fence is a rural style of fence or is used for live stock fencing. Sometimes a wire fence made of plain wire will be used for horticultural purposes, in the garden, for the establishment and the support of a new area of planting such as a small hedge. A wire fence is often constructed on round or half round fencing posts these may either be peeled and treated or the smooth and more uniformed machined round fencing posts. Some types of wire for your wire fence will be available in green PVC coated wire others are available in a galvanised option only. If we turn for a minute to general livestock fencing, this is often constructed of stock fence a stock fence is a roll of netting woven out of fairly thick galvanised wire consisting of between 8 and 15 horizontal wires held apart by uprights set at approximately 150mm centres it easily creates a stock proof fence and is quick to erect far faster than erecting individual strands of wire or barbed wire.

Wire Stock Fencing

When planning stock fencing be sure to set out your fence lines so that they run straight between any corners or changes of direction in fact this is essential with any type of wire fence, the wire needs to be strained tight and needs to be fixed between straining posts which are larger posts with a support strut of similar to stop the post moving in the ground in the direction of the tension of the wire fence or stock fencing. It is important that the stock fencing should not be set to go around curves because the smaller intermediate stakes that it is erected upon will soon move in the ground and the stock fencing will go slack. A slack stock fence is dangerous and will be damaged by live stock reducing dramatically the life of the fence. Keeping the wire fence tight is in fact the essence of this type of stock fencing and to aid this AVS Fencing is able to provide high tensile stock fencing for customers who have larger jobs and want to ensure their stock fencing stays tight for the longest possible period of time. High tensile stock fencing as the name suggests is made from high tensile steel wire which is more springy than traditional mild steel wire which means that when live stock push against the fence instead of stretching the wire will spring back to its original length. High tensile stock fence is more suited to erection using professional tools, plant and equipment but produces a really satisfactory job.

Wire Horse Fencing

Horse fencing is another type of fencing sold by AVS and while horse fencing or equine fencing could relate to any type of wire fence or post and rail fencing for horses here I am referring to a stock fence designed specifically with the needs of horses or equines in mind. For horses the height of the stock fence is taller at around 3ft 6 or 4ft (1050mm or 1200mm) in height and has the upright supporting wires set at only 75mm apart thus producing small squares in the mesh which are designed to prevent horses hoof getting stuck in the stock fence material. It has to be said that horse fencing stock fence is best erected using mechanical tools but dependant on quantity can be erected using a few simple hand tools. To be safe and effective horse fencing must be kept tight this means planning the fence and spending enough time erecting really firm straining posts for the horse fencing.

Barbed Wire Fencing

Barbed wire fencing of course is something that most people doing horse fencing are not interested in but for other types general live stock fencing particularly with cattle it is ideal and it is also cost effective to erect. Barbed wired fencing is erected in single strands which come coiled normally in 200metre coils so a traditional barbed wire fence might comprise of 2,3,4 or 5 strands of barbed wire which will be erected on timber stakes driven into the ground at 3 to 4metres centres, taken straight between straining posts around the outside of the field.

The barbed wire fencing is fixed to the fencing stakes with fencing staples which may be either barbed staples or plain staples. Barbed wire fencing is a traditional and staple fence of the farming world and has been around many decades. Another type of barbed wire fencing is where barbed wire is used for a security topping to enhance a mesh fence which is being used for security purposes or indeed sometimes barbed wire can be added to the top of a timber fence, normally we would not add barbed wire to a fence that was less than 1800mm high because with this type of fencing it is normally erected in populated areas so as to avoid injury from casual passers by it is normal to have the upright part of the fence, the main part of the fence 1800mm high. When barbed wire fencing is added to security fencing often cranked extension arms are added to the fence and three strands of barbed wire closely spaced are erected above the fencing. Are any special precautions needed when handling barbed wire? The answer is no, although for operator comfort and safety from incidental cuts leather gloves are best used when handling barbed wire fencing.