Attaching Hardware Cloth to Metal

[barn206]

Another idea would be to carriage bolt 1x6 (treated plank) horizontally to your support posts, then you can space them as you want according to your wire.
Overlapping is key! The more the corners and joints are secure , the better

 

[aart]

My friend has had this happen several times. She actually has caught the dog with its head threw his newly created hole, a couple times.

I would love to see before and after pics of this. I know, probably not, but one can wish.

Screws, and washers to attach the wire, work well at first, but after a few years, I find the screw holes, or the screws rust, so they don't withstand the test of time very well.

That was one of my worst case scenario thoughts, especially the posts of carport rusting.
Might depend on the material of both the posts and the screws/washers and the climate.

 

[Wise Woman]

The carport is made of galvanized steel, so it is not supposed to rust out any time soon. At least not in our life time anyway. That is the one good thing about getting older. LOL!!!! I only need it to last until I kick the bucket!

We will be using galvanized screws to attach the hardware cloth and fencing to the posts. I am hoping that will work out ok.

 

[igorsMistress]

I would try the overlap method, it seems the easiest

 

[featherhead007]

Hello everyone! Well it is finally happening! I am getting a new coop with a covered run. However, I am NOT getting what I had planned. Due to time constraints, we have opted to get a metal carport to convert into a covered run and will be building a coop inside this run. I had wanted something similar to a Carolina Coop, but my husband just does not have the time to build such a thing. And yes we have checked with some carpenter types and the cheapest we can find is $20 per hour plus materials, so we won't save any money by doing that. We are doing the best we can with the time and money we have available.

My question is this. I want to attach 1/4" hardware cloth to the metal carport supports. I was told this could be done with self tapping metal screws. Ok. I thought the posts would be either 3 ft or 4 ft apart but it turns out they are 38" apart. So if we ran the hardware cloth vertically, we would have to buy the 48" rolls and cut 10" off. Or we could run it around horizontally and eliminate all that cutting and waste, but I do not know a secure way to then attach the two panels of wire together. Any thoughts on this?

Also my husband does not think we need to use hardware cloth but that something bigger would work just as well. I say no, as I do not want anything to get into this run. Any thoughts on using something larger? I fear that critters(we have rattle snakes, coyotes, bobcats, ferral cats, hawks, owls, mice, rats, racoons and who knows what else) could get in if we use anything bigger than 1/4" or possibly 1/2" hardware cloth. I am only going to get one chance to do this right. I have been waiting for this since 2011 so I really want it done right the first time. I want this to be the best coop/run we can build.

Thanks for any ideas you might have on connecting two pieces of hardware cloth together so they are good and tight and secure.

Cheers!

it seems you love your bird pets as i love mine,, i dont have the same predator problem you do, but protect those pets at all cost!

 

[DaisyLou]

Hello everyone! Well it is finally happening! I am getting a new coop with a covered run. However, I am NOT getting what I had planned. Due to time constraints, we have opted to get a metal carport to convert into a covered run and will be building a coop inside this run. I had wanted something similar to a Carolina Coop, but my husband just does not have the time to build such a thing. And yes we have checked with some carpenter types and the cheapest we can find is $20 per hour plus materials, so we won't save any money by doing that. We are doing the best we can with the time and money we have available.

My question is this. I want to attach 1/4" hardware cloth to the metal carport supports. I was told this could be done with self tapping metal screws. Ok. I thought the posts would be either 3 ft or 4 ft apart but it turns out they are 38" apart. So if we ran the hardware cloth vertically, we would have to buy the 48" rolls and cut 10" off. Or we could run it around horizontally and eliminate all that cutting and waste, but I do not know a secure way to then attach the two panels of wire together. Any thoughts on this?

Also my husband does not think we need to use hardware cloth but that something bigger would work just as well. I say no, as I do not want anything to get into this run. Any thoughts on using something larger? I fear that critters(we have rattle snakes, coyotes, bobcats, ferral cats, hawks, owls, mice, rats, racoons and who knows what else) could get in if we use anything bigger than 1/4" or possibly 1/2" hardware cloth. I am only going to get one chance to do this right. I have been waiting for this since 2011 so I really want it done right the first time. I want this to be the best coop/run we can build.

Thanks for any ideas you might have on connecting two pieces of hardware cloth together so they are good and tight and secure.

Cheers!

Hello everyone! Well it is finally happening! I am getting a new coop with a covered run. However, I am NOT getting what I had planned. Due to time constraints, we have opted to get a metal carport to convert into a covered run and will be building a coop inside this run. I had wanted something similar to a Carolina Coop, but my husband just does not have the time to build such a thing. And yes we have checked with some carpenter types and the cheapest we can find is $20 per hour plus materials, so we won't save any money by doing that. We are doing the best we can with the time and money we have available.

My question is this. I want to attach 1/4" hardware cloth to the metal carport supports. I was told this could be done with self tapping metal screws. Ok. I thought the posts would be either 3 ft or 4 ft apart but it turns out they are 38" apart. So if we ran the hardware cloth vertically, we would have to buy the 48" rolls and cut 10" off. Or we could run it around horizontally and eliminate all that cutting and waste, but I do not know a secure way to then attach the two panels of wire together. Any thoughts on this?

Also my husband does not think we need to use hardware cloth but that something bigger would work just as well. I say no, as I do not want anything to get into this run. Any thoughts on using something larger? I fear that critters(we have rattle snakes, coyotes, bobcats, ferral cats, hawks, owls, mice, rats, racoons and who knows what else) could get in if we use anything bigger than 1/4" or possibly 1/2" hardware cloth. I am only going to get one chance to do this right. I have been waiting for this since 2011 so I really want it done right the first time. I want this to be the best coop/run we can build.

Thanks for any ideas you might have on connecting two pieces of hardware cloth together so they are good and tight and secure.

Cheers!

 

[DaisyLou]

We use J clips (wire clips) and a tool to attach wire rolls together.
We ordered it off the internet. Not too expensive.
Use it for all our wire seams so there's not so much waste

 

[DaisyLou]

I will try to upload pictures tomorrow

 

[Wise Woman]

That would be great. Thank you!

 

[blackdog043]

If you didn't buy your hardware cloth yet, check the prices on, Amazon and Walmart.com.