As an alternative to chain link jason cameron builds a cedar wood fence using hog wire.
How to build a hog wire fence panel. Materials and tools circular saw or chop saw. Digging postholes that are 1 3 as deep as the entire length of a fence post. In this video i ll show you three ways to create a fence panel utility panel trellis with full details on how i m building the trellises for our new garden. Set the panel down and screw a 3 inch metal hook into each of the holes.
Caryl here s how i built the panels. I laid out 8 lengths of the hog wire cut from 16 pieces on top of a 4 x8 sheet of plywood placed on sawhorses. This groove holds the hog wire snugly in place allowing you to picture frame the panels together. Bolt cutters for the mesh panels.
Air gun for fastening lattice caps to posts rails nailing these by hand is a pain. Drill a 1 8 inch hole just inside the top corners of the panel and every four feet between the two corners. Use a bolt cutter to cut the wire. Repeat the process along the bottom of the panel drilling the holes just below the bottom wire.
Measuring the width and length of a hog wire fence panels. Most homeowners in my northern california town are concerned about keeping deer out of gardens so they often add a 2 by 12 inch kickboard at the bottom to make the overall fence 6 feet high. Then i placed 8 2 4 s under the long edges of the hog wire using the plywood sheet edges to keep everything square. Place your postholes in soil slightly wider than the width of the panel measured in rows that are a little closer than the panel length.
The key to creating the hog wire fence panels are the dado s run into each of the boards. Level laser level preferred. Hang the panel on the hooks and plant the vines directly below it.