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I'm kinda new to this and I'd like some advice on building a wire & wood fence.

It should be resistant so it can hold a medium dog from fleeing and I don't know where to start.

>> No.1857240

>>1857219
Drive to a fenced dirt road and see what makes it work.

>> No.1857256

>>1857219
Biggest thing is going to be making sure your posts are deep enough

>> No.1858107

>>1857219
Get cement on all sides of your posts. This is the primary thing people fuck up. Besides that, it's mostly just common sense.

>> No.1858158

>>1857219
Use 8' 4x4s. 2' in the ground, 6' in the air, with concrete at each one.

How hilly is the terrain? And does the dog like to dig?

If you just nail the wire mesh to the 4x4s you may be fine but you'll probably want a 2x4 going across near the bottom and near the top as well so you can nail it to that as well. And when I say nail I really mean staple or using galvanized horseshoe nails. Maybe 6' between posts.

If your dog likes to dig at the bottom and he's likely to escape you can always put a piece of rebar or just sticks hammered vertically into the ground where he's digging.

Most of it is easy, common sense. A gate is probably the hardest part if you aren't used to working with this stuff.

>> No.1860558

Pickets goddamn out of stock everywhere here wtf.