You can do it! The right tools make it super easy. It's crazy how expensive fences cost!

How did it go!?

There are several ways to do hogwire panels. You need to know the local building codes for height requirements if it is for a deck or stair rail but a simple fence is much easier. I get my panels at the local TSC (Tractor Supply Company) in our area. You want the ones that do not have the graduated holes. The holes should all be about 4 inches on a side. One way is to build a cedar or pine square frame the size of the space between the upright posts. You then cut that frame in half lengthwise. You then lay one side of the panel on the hogwire and trace out the most even spacing of the hogwire squares. Ideally you will not have any points. You the cut out the panel to fit closely onto one half of your wood panel frame. when a wire crosses the panel frame put a tick mark on both sides. Use a large bore drill bit the diameter of the wire to create a channel for the wire to drop into. Do this for all the crossing points. When done set the panel into the frame half. apply glue to the frame of the other panel half and set them together and clamp (I recommend Titebond). When the glue dries, drill some holes and set on a support block between upright posts so it aligns with the top of the posts. Install screws into the sides of the frame into the posts.

350ft nowadays about 15000 for a cedar privacy and about 11000 for this style

@@thelostarchivesserialvault5353 why not the graduated holes?

Thanks Bobby!

Thank you Joana!

Good luck!!

To add to this comment, look up the use of a featherboard. You can make one yourself with a scrap piece of wood.

I gasped when I saw her do that..

Yikes! I will be more careful in the future. I definitely don’t want to lose fingers. Thanks for the helpful pointers.

Yours is awesome!! Love the look of hogwire!

Richard C. Mongler thanks!!!

Me too, I was looking at someone else’s design and they wound up having, I think SIX horizontal boards per section.

Good luck!

I agree with you about cutting the wire to fit. It would be a little more expensive to have to buy 10’ pieces and cut all of them instead of 8’ pieces. But i think the end product would look more finished.

Fences are so darn pricey!!

Geez

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Castle of Costa Mesa thank you!!

Yes, I was thinking the bottom channels needed weep holes. I like your other tips as well.

Wise words. Even if treated, the dado will hold water and cause premature failure. These fences look great but do have a dramatically shorter life when exposed to weather

jose munoz I’m so glad you’re building one too! I hope it’s smooth sailing. There are definitely other ways to cut the panels but I didn’t feel like cutting a bunch of 2*4*10s down to fit an uncut panel. I think the panels are in there tight enough to not pop out but only time will tell ::fingers crossed:: Good luck!!

jose munoz and no cars were harmed in the making of this video 😂😂

jose munoz awesome!! I’m sure it will look beautiful after staining!

Kelly LaMore Hi Kelly! I have 2 young children and I have to admit, they like to try to climb it. I’m not sure it’s a great choice for a daycare fence. One option would be to put two 12” kickboards across the base and start the hogwire fencing up higher so they can’t step into the rungs of the hogwire.

Hmmm I guess you could do that too? You’d still need the bottom and too support ledges though. And make sure you don’t dado the part that goes underground!

I think it would be fine without the kickboard. We did it to add height to keep the dog in!

A feather board would be better.

I tried it without the hammer setting and I had a tough time getting into the treated wood. The hammer setting makes it easier for me 🤷🏻‍♀️

I made 12 large panels, 2 smaller panels, and a gate. Final cost was ~1200$, but I already had most of the tools needed on hand. Buying all of the tools would significantly increase the cost.

I used pressure treated wood from lowes. No stain or additional treatment!

I want to say 16 gauge but I honestly don’t remember! It was from Tractor Supply

It was the 8” dado blade set. Cost around $60 at Home Depot

Yes chris, most dado sets are 8”, even for saws that normally run a 10” blade.

You can make your own dado set a bit cheaper with some cheap blades and spacers stacked together. Or you can set your table saw just a bit off center, run the board with one side near the fence and then again with the other side near the fence and you'll have a perfectly center slot. You might have to knock out the wood in the slot if you spaced it too far off center though. With her way of doing it, you're not guaranteed to be perfectly on center. Maybe it will be close enough though...

I guess if you push hard enough for the metal to bow - like driving a truck through it? My kids climb all over it and it’s structurally sound.

It is pressure treated pine. The little marks are from the pressure treating! It gives the pines a reddish color.

Where did you get this pressure treated pine? I can’t seem to find this exact kind at hardware stores.

Also, are the posts of the Same Material? They look like cedar.

The wire mesh was from Tractor Supply but I’ve also seen it available at Coastal stores. Wood was from lowes.

Pressure treated

The picture frames with the hogwire are only 4ish feet tall, the kickboard at the bottom adds 8", then my husband strung runs of wire for the remaining 2' of height. So it's over 6' tall with all of our add-ons. You could do a 12" kickboard at the bottom and have a 5' fence without the wire run across the top.

The fence is around 120' long.