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Wire Fence

A wire fence is often used for livestock fencing. Sometimes a wire fence made of plain wire will be used for horticultural purposes, in the garden or 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 posts whic may either be peeled and treated or the smooth and more uniformed machined round posts. Some types of wire are available green PVC coated while others are available in a galvanised option.

Livestock fencing is often constructed of stock fence- 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. It easily creates a stock proof fence and is quicker to erect than 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 as the wire needs to be strained tight and fixed between straining posts. 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 fencing will go slack. A slack stock fence is dangerous and will be damaged by live stock, reducing the life of the fence. AVS is able to provide high tensile stock fencing for customers who have larger jobs and want to ensure their fencing stays tight for the longest possible period of time.

High tensile stock fencing wire is more springy than traditional mild steel wire which means that when livestock push against the fence, instead of stretching the wire, it will spring back to its original length. High tensile stock fence is more suited to erection using professional tools and equipment, but produces a good job.

Wire Horse Fencing

Horse fencing could relate to any type of wire fence or post and rail fencing for horses, but stock fence specifically for equine purposes is taller, at around 3ft 6 or 4ft 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 hooves getting stuck in the stock fence material. Horse stock fence is best erected using mechanical tools, but dependant on quantity can be erected using a few small 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 is ideal for cattle and it is also cost effective to erect. Barbed wire fencing is erected in single strands which come 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. 

Another type of barbed wire fencing is where barbed wire is used for a security topping to enhance a mesh fence or sometimes is added to the top of a timber fence. Normally we would not add barbed wire to a fence that was less than 1800mm high to avoid injury from casual passers by. For operator comfort and safety from incidental cuts, leather gloves are best used when handling barbed wire fencing.