Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Melissa Thom
My first piece of advice is to accept that your wood fence will be short lived. The weather in Mesa makes short work on wood fences. Even in Colorado springs we were needing to replace posts and fence boards within 5 years.
If I had a wood fence that I was expecting to replace but needed to jerry rig something cheap together for less than 6 months I would use cheap field fencing like redbrand just moderately tightened stapled to the existing fence and stuffed 4 inches into the ground with the aid of a ditch witch.
If I was needing about 2 years to replacing the fence I'd do the same except also throw a wire skirt on it at least 4 feet out to help with digouts.
It's not that I'm against electric fencing. There is a place for it. I just don't think it's as cost effective as you would hope.
From reading only (no personal experience), something like this would be what I would plan too.
The hot wire that's cheap and easy is enhancement to a wooden fence, rather than substitute for the fallen-down sections.
Like a chain's weakest link, a fence is only as good as its weakest section.
We had the same kind of problem with our backyard fence when we got Cali last summer. One entire side was down, and there were gaps in other places. We did not want to spend any real $ to replace a fence at this time, so we went to Home Depot and got that green, rolled, wire fence with the stakes (not sure what it's called). It too about 30' to install, and it was cheap, cheap, cheap. You can't even really see it. For gaps in the fence, my husband just unrolled some and used the staple gun to attach it so the dog can't get through.
I know it sounds like a trashy look, but seriously, it's very unobtrusive. My friend did her entire yard in it to keep the dogs in, planted a few bushes, and voila, it disappears.
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Re: Electric Fence?
[Re: Melissa Thom ]
#266163 - 02/22/2010 03:53 PM 
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