Staples vs. screws and washers?

[Gabtods]

Are screws and washers a must for securing hardware cloth? We used staples and it seems super secure, but now I’m super anxious! Will a racial rip the cloth out with the staples??

 

[FML]

Personally I used staples to hold the hardware clothing place and then screws and washers every 6 inches or so. Closer to the ground I use pieces of hardwood from a shipping pallet over any exposed seam.
Better safe than sorry.

 

[TomZilla43]

Are screws and washers a must for securing hardware cloth? We used staples and it seems super secure, but now I’m super anxious! Will a racial rip the cloth out with the staples??

I used staples to attach the welded wire that I put on the coop I built and haven't had any trouble at all. Now if you want the "strongest" possible attachment I'm pretty sure screws and washers are the way to go but nothing short of a bear is going to breach wire that's stapled properly. And I have a pneumatic stapler that shoots 1 5/8's inch staples so it made the job considerably less labor intensive.

 

[aart]

And I have a pneumatic stapler that shoots 1 5/8's inch staples so it made the job considerably less labor intensive.

This^^^ kind of staple will work.
Set your PSI so it doesn't break wire.

Regular staple gun won't hold , so add screws and washers or screwed trim boards

 

[Kadenka]

I don’t even know if this will post where I think it will! Thank you TomZilla43 , just the answer we needed about stapling ....it is basically what we did...

 

[TomZilla43]

I don’t even know if this will post where I think it will! Thank you TomZilla43 , just the answer we needed about stapling ....it is basically what we did...

Glad to help and I hope the staples provide the security that you need and the results are to your liking

 

[WallyG74]

1-5/8” staples are actually overkill, but I’m an overkill kinda guy! A 1” staple would do the job nicely though.

 

[Flockincrazy]

Are screws and washers a must for securing hardware cloth? We used staples and it seems super secure, but now I’m super anxious! Will a racial rip the cloth out with the staples??

I use staples always have and never had an issue

 

[aart]

I use staples always have and never had an issue

What kind of staples?

 

[Flockincrazy]

What kind of staples?

Regular staples from a staple gun i will take a picture of the box tomorrow