Help! How to put up a wire fence on a slope.

[nelliebean]

I googled this and still can't find an answer. The slope is 14 feet down into another wire patio fence.

Do I set the posts and cut wire "panels" and staple them on?

The slope is such that I can't drop the wire from top post to bottom post in one piece without losing "height".

Does this make sense to anyone?

Help!!!!

 

[perchie.girl]

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It makes lots of sense. You say the drop is 14 feet Do you know what the run is.... the horizontal distance from your start point to where you want to finish?

If the slope is steep cutting and stapling may be the only option. Maybe you could mitigate it by terracing right along the fence line to keep your panel cutting to a minimum.

 

[VelvettFog]

Im not totally sure what you want to accomplish but ---

if you put your fence posts at a right angle to the ground, you wont have to cut your fence sections. Of course, if you do that, your 3' fence might be 2' tall

Fog

 

[sherrydeanne]

I'd make the bottom of the fence taller to help mitigate the effect of the slope. Adding an extra 4 feet towards the bottom might make it possible to just slant the wire and the extra wire can be folded down and out as part of your skirting.

 

[nelliebean]

Thank you all for your responses.

 

[Huskeriowa]

You can also 'box' out the bottom of the run so that the bottom of the fenced area is all the same height by attaching the box to the posts you are setting. If you are planning on filling the run with sand or any such substance the box will kill two birds with one stone. It will give you an area to contain the fill material and also make the fencing easy to place because the grade is all set at the same height.

Possibly the term 'killing two birds with one stone' is not the best choice. However if you are raising meaties then it works well

 

[patandchickens]

Or there is the simplest solution, just run it at an angle (fenceposts vertical, but wire running at an angle to match slope of land). You will waste a little wire at the ends where you have to make diagonal cuts, and it will look a little "untraditional", but it requires less material than any other method

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[foxinachickenhouse]

Wire fence on a slope is tricky. For stability, the rule for wire fence is that you need a brace to pull from and set wire to, every time the fence either 1). changes direction -and/or- 2). the slope (and fence) changes pitch. If your pitch changes 3 times in a 14 foot fence run you will need 3 separate braced sections of fence. Some small bumps and holes can be mitigated through a bit of regrading of soil.

Run a single panel for each section where the pitch of the slope is constant. Where the slope pitch changes you will have to set another sturdy wood post or post brace to pull the next section from until the pitch changes again. Set your posts vertical with added height for adjustment of the slope. Align your fence with the bottom wire level with the ground. Stretch fence and set it bottom to top. Where you have to cut the panel to adjust to a new pitch or attach to a new post brace, do so leaving the vertical wires intact. Do this by stair stepping the cuts in the fence. Your ends will be much easier to work with this way and won't compromise the fence stability. You can then wrap the extra bit onto the post brace if you like and attach with staples.

I hope this makes sense. It won't look perfect but it is agricultural fence and isn't meant to.