How To Build A Hog Wire Fence Gate

Jason cameron shows you how to construct a custom fence made from hog wire.

How to build a hog wire fence gate.

You can purchase a gate for your wire fence but with a little work you can also save some money by building your own. How to build a beautiful wood fence with hog wire follow my progress on removing my old chain link fence across the front of my property and replacing it with a nice looking wood fence. The key to creating the hog wire fence panels are the dado s run into each of the boards. There are lots of designs of exterior fencing using welded galvanized wire panels aka hog panels or sheep panels i like them because they hold up well to the elements are cost effective relatively easy to use and have a clean look with e.

The posts are pressure treated 4 x 4 s and the fence panels are made from 2 x 4 s and hog wire. How do you construct a hog wire fence. Cedar is chosen because it is naturally bug and rot resistant. Hog wire fence in lining idea.

The gate is essentially a braced rectangle with the wire mesh attached over it. If you need to fence in an area for a garden or a small animal enclosure an inexpensive and easy to build wire mesh fence may be your best option. For posts my local landscape contractor recommends using 4 by 4 inch pressure treated douglas fir set in concrete. This groove holds the hog wire snugly in place allowing you to picture frame.

As an alternative to chain link jason cameron builds a cedar wood fence using hog wire.