Fence post spacing for non animal enclosure

[ben2go]

I have been having problems with people driving through my lot instead of using the roads.This had led to my septic tank caving in and my leech fields become so compacted they no longer work properly.Not to mention the ruts and roughness when cutting grass.So I am putting up a weld wire fence.The fence is simply a boundary marker and to stop people from driving through.At least I hope it will.I live in upstate SC and we do not have issues with frost heave.The last weld wire fence I put up was purely decorative and the fence was fairly short,so I set the posts at 10 feet apart.Now I have 660ft of fence going up.I am using 6x6 corner post and 4x4 support posts.I will H brace the corners.My post depth will be 36 inches with gravel bottom,and tamped soil back fill.This depth has proven to me to work great for general fencing and post setting.Would there be any reason I couldn't space the support posts at 20 feet?The run between corners is 150 feet.

 

[hosspuller]

Like animal enclosures the key is a visual barrier. A sturdy "looking" barrier is less likely to be tested.

 

[MH8675309]

20 Feet isn't bad for barbed wire but woven wire needs closer spacing to be strong. Ours was spaced about 12 feet and sat an 800 lb. heifer right back on her butt when she tried to go through it.

 

[Midniteoyl]

T post in the middle?

 

[AGRIMAN]

We use High Tensile woven wire with post on 20' centers. That's per the manufact recommendations. Over 5,000' put up so far and we love it.

 

[Dr_Zinj]

These might work also.

 

[ben2go]

I'm thinking 15 feet spacing will work.I'm not sure what the recommended spacing is on the weld wire fence at TSC.I'll try to find out.

 

[ben2go]

These might work also.

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HOLY CARP!What are those?I had thoughts of making steel jacks out of 8d nails but there are kids that cut through, along with the traffic.

 

[dmccarty]

We use High Tensile woven wire with post on 20' centers. That's per the manufact recommendations. Over 5,000' put up so far and we love it.

I will second the idea of using HT wire. It is cheap and does not require as many posts as other fence types.

Later,
Dan

 

[ben2go]

I will second the idea of using HT wire. It is cheap and does not require as many posts as other fence types.

Later,
Dan

I can get weld wire here for $59 per 100 feet.HT is double that from what I can find.