How to attach hardware cloth to a wood frame?

[zatsdeb]

I used to just hit that nail and keep hitting it, it never went straight anyways, and when it bent over I would keep hitting it until the nail head stuck in the wood.
now I use fence staples.

 

[bionic_chicken]

buff hooligan, is your entire run covered in hw cloth? How much did that cost??!! I'm afraid I'm going to have to use chicken wire, and maybe use hw cloth at the bottom later, when I can afford that much. Then again, my heart can't afford murdered chickens...

 

[rhetoric]

If you're tired of bashing your fingers cause those little galvanized fence staples are shorter than your thick fingers, use needle nose plyers to hold the staples. Works peachy.

 

[Kathi D]

Ohhhhhh I wish I had read this before building my coop! Those fence staples are murder to hold and nail!!

>>>If you're tired of bashing your fingers cause those little galvanized fence staples are shorter than your thick fingers, use needle nose plyers to hold the staples. Works peachy.<<<

 

[rhetoric]

Tonite I was using the stubby staples and found that I could just shove them into the wood -- far enough to stand up by themselves, anyway -- then I whacked them w/ the hammer. Easier than needlenose plyers.

 

[PAChickenChick]

I too will be using screws with washers....because I read somewhere that if you need to repair a section of wire screening or want to expand the area you have screened it is much easier to remove screws than staples or nails. The washers are there just to grip on to the wire and hold it down close to the wood.

JMHO....

 

[Rhett&SarahsMom]

will be screws and washers for us. I never even thought about doing it that way. Thanks!

And since we have a neighborhood raccoon. We really have no choice other than to use hardware clothe on the entire run.

 

[aerontg]

I saw some kind of "fence hammer" type of tool a couple of weeks ago at Tractor Supply. I believe on the box it said that this tool can hold fence staples. I think it was about $20.

 

[Dixiedoodle]

Dh has a air compressor and gave me a nail gun and it does staples also--it makes quick and easy work of just about any project... I can't nail a large nail to 'save my soul'.. He says " those poor nails get so scared after about the 20th miss--they just jump into the wood"!!!

Oh well, I use the nailer w/ much caution..but I love it...