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March 24th, 2010 Posted in Tools and Equipment

The installation of chain-link fence involves setting posts into the ground and attaching the fence to them. The posts may comprise steel tubing, timber or concrete and may be driven into the ground or set in concrete. End, Corner or Gate posts, commonly called Terminal Posts, have to either be set in concrete footing or otherwise anchored to forestall leaning beneath the stress of a stretched fence. Posts set between the Terminal Posts are called Line Posts and are set in concrete footings (or in some geographical locations driven in place) at equal intervals to not exceed 10′ on center. The fence is then hooked up at 1 end, stretched, and attached at the other; the surplus being generally removed by “unscrewing” a wire. Finally it looks tied to the line posts with aluminum wire. In several cases a bottom tension wire, sometimes called coil wire, may be stretched from Terminal Post to Terminal Post so as to help minimize the in and out movement that occurs at the underside of the chain link mesh between posts. Once stretched, this wire ought to be secured to the line posts and the chain link mesh “hog ringed” to the tension wire 2′ on center. The installation of this wire is often done previous to the installation of the chain link mesh.  Purchase chain link fencing machine here.

Within the United States, fencing generally comes in twenty rod and fifty ft rolls which may be joined by “unscrewing” 1 of the end wires and then “screwing” it back in so that it hooks both pieces. Common heights include 3 ft, three ft 6 in, four ft, five ft, 6 ft, 7 ft, eight ft, ten ft, plus twelve ft, though nearly any height is possible. Common mesh gauges are 9, eleven, and 11.5. For tennis courts and ball parks the the majority of popular height is ten ft. 

The popularity of chain-link fence is because of its relatively low price and ease of installation. A further advantage is which because of the open weave, chain-link fences are transparent, plus do not obscure daylight from either aspect of the fence. If a semi-opaque fence is desired, this will be achieved by the insertion of slats into the mesh.