Wire to Wood. What to use??

[silkiechick05]

Hello!

I have some 1/2 in by 1/2 in hardware cloth and and debating how to secure it to the wood.

Screws and washers?
it is a bigish coop and would take over two hundred...


what else do you have in mind and how successful has it been in protecting your babies?

 

[Chooksaurus]

I used fencing staples. They are cheap and easy, and do a good job of securing the wire.

 

[cherylcohen]

We used screws and washers and it makes a great tight connnection

 

[hinkjc]

We use U nails to fasten wire to wood.

 

[KMHunter]

I tacked it up with staples, then used those u shaped nails, a lot of them, Then went back with some screws and washers. I was able to use fewer of them because of all of the other ways I secured it. I just used the screws and washers on the "ends". I was able to use continuous pieces of hardware cloth down the sides and over the top, so I just needed to secure the cut ends so a coon couldn't pull it off. Hope this helps. I also got a fence charger and hooked up some electric wire around the base of my coop. My vet gave me the idea, before I found this website.

 

[Royd]

If you have an air driven crown stapler, use it, with galvanized staples...That should make short work out of it... Just set your depth or pressure, so that the staple doesn't drive through the wire.

 

[elmo]

I've read from people who used nails or staples that they can pull out more easily than wood screws (either by predators, or even in a strong storm); if you use them, it sounds like a good idea to also use wood screws in a couple of places on each panel to reinforce the nails/staples, and to regularly check your wire for weak spots (something that it's good to get in the habit of doing anyway).

 

[Mr. Peepers]

A pneumatic staple gun can can easily drive 2" staples. Most fence wire will break before those staples pull out. If you have one or can borrow or rent one, it's the best tool for the job. The main way raccoons defeat poultry mesh is by taking advantage of weak and widely spaced attachment points. With good staples, this problem can be largely avoided.

 

[woodenart]

In our work shop we use pneumatic staplers driving 1 inch staples, quick, very strong and tightens up the mesh.

Mark

 

[wombat]

I use 1/2" staples to put it in place, and screws and washers to make sure it stays there.

A predator could pull it off if it is only stapled in, unless you're using a heavy-duy power stapler.