How to attach hardware cloth to a wood frame?

[Winter]

I am making panels for my run out of wood and want to attach the wire to them. What is the best way? Fencing nails or staples of some sort? I have a hand held heavy duty stapler but not an air compressor. Basically I have a hammer, drill and skill saw.
Thanks so much for any construction advice!

 

[nccountrygirl]

We went to Lowes and got fence nails and used a hammer. I feel like it's a lot stronger than staples. JMHO

 

[spatcher]

You can get by with a staple gun in some areas. Where there are stress points I used manual hammer-in galvanized staples.

 

[thechickenchick]

Ok! I am a girl and my hubby is at work so I can't ask him the PROPER name but... He used screws and something that looks like a washer. Its round and flat and has a hole for the screw small enough to keep the head from slipping through. So I would say use a flat, shiny washer thingy!!

 

[Cetawin]

thechickenchick that is exactly what it is called...a washer

I would use galvanized U staples and a hammer.

 

[Winter]

Thanks! I have never seen the manual nail in staples but that sounds good. So do these washer things...are they just regular washers? That might be a lot of work though, all those screws....

 

[nccountrygirl]

GO to Lowes and look in the section where nails and screws are sold. They come in 1lb boxes so get a few. I think we used about 3 on our small coop. We got the smallest fence nail they had the others were to big. l_l they look like that.

 

[MissPrissy]

We used galvanized hot dipped U staples and a hammer.

 

[thechickenchick]

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Gee! So I did know what I was talking about!

Thanks! Hubby used a drill so the "screwing" didnt take all that long!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Here's how my hubby did it. He used screws with washers: