Building A Wood Pasture Fence

Make sure each wire is evenly spaced with the other.

Building a wood pasture fence.

Board fence is usually a 3 or 4 board layout with 4 x 4 or 4 x 6 post assembled from either smooth or rough sawn pressure teated wood. Building fences with ranch hand tips in this video we ll show you some tips for building a board fence digging holes aligning and leveling posts installi. For board to rail fences the standard is three board or rails one on top of the other and evenly spaced per fence line. To save on fence cost when building a fence we use a fence strainer but you could also use fencing ratchet strainers particularly useful to strain short lengths of fence.

For the middle rail use an 8 foot across two posts. Some fences follow the terrain while others are created with level tops it s just up to what you need and want. Woven wire fence field put up starts with unrolling it along the length of the fence line. For example with posts spaced about 8 feet apart use 16 foot boards as the top and bottom rail to span three posts.

Treated wooden posts either round or square at least 5 inches in diameter. Materials needed for building a horse fence posts. Horizontal fence rails are typically full 1 inch thick by 6 inch wide lumber but can be conventional 2 x 6 lumber as purchased from a big box store. The exact type will vary depending on what type of fence you choose to build but you ll need.

Post holes have to be dug concrete anchoring is often required for stability in strong winds and countless nails are required if you choose to use wooden planks for the fence. I tied a string across the top of the fence to indicate where i wanted the tops of the slats to be. Pasture fence field put up steps for the woven wire fence component. All the hard work is mostly done.

This is where building a fence gets exciting. Simply purchasing the wood or vinyl is just half the battle and other materials and equipment will be needed. Galvanized 3 inch long wood screws or galvanized 3 5 inch ring shank nails. Quick set concrete two 50 pound bags per post.

Attach rails for the rest of the fence. This is also part of what makes a fence strong and sturdy.