Attaching fence wire to posts staples?

[REt92]

Daughter has a pasture already fenced with conventional horizontal boards. They want to enclose it with wire fencing.
Driving staples by hand would be extremely difficult.Been looking at alternative methods, but what might be a minimum size staple one could use Most staple guns only can handle a thin staple. Other alternatives to fastening this? No large animals, just small goats. The standing fence posts are 30 years old, so would there be a problem with galvanized staples?
Thanks Ret 1

 

[ovrszd]

What would be the difficulty of hammering staples?? Since I don't know your location I also don't know what type of posts she might have?? Several years ago I wired a board fence. The boards were on the "people" side of the fence and the wire was on the "livestock" side so stapling wasn't an issue at all.

Here in Missouri if you build a fence using Hedge posts and then go back several years later to add staples you have a definite problem. The posts age and become as hard as a rock. No staple driving then!!!

 

[REt92]

Thanks for asking, we are in Va.Hand stapling in about 800 ft of fence is a bit much Boards are on the same side as wire would be. As far a posts being hard,I will go out and drive a nail in one of them to see how it goes. This fence was built years ago as the previous owner had horses and it is built with heavy posts
Ret 1

 

[DT86]

Unless you have a physical limitation 800' is nothing.

There are air powered nailers just for fence but are priced more for fencing companies or large farms. $$$

What kind of wire are you wanting to use?

 

[REt92]

Thanks for asking, we are in Va.Hand stapling in about 800 ft of fence is a bit much Boards are on the same side as wire would be. As far a posts being hard,I will go out and drive a nail in one of them to see how it goes. This fence was built years ago as the previous owner had horses and it is built with heavy posts
Ret 1

 

[MH8675309]

Hand nail them but dont drive the staple in all the way - leave a little bit of room for the wire to contract and expand. Are you going with barb wire?

 

[ovrszd]

Hand nail them but dont drive the staple in all the way - leave a little bit of room for the wire to contract and expand. Are you going with barb wire?

My brother was horrible about this. He'd drive the staple until it crimped the barbed wire. Then later when the wire would break he would complain about the poor quality of the wire. I was never able to convince him it was his technique that was the problem. So you just let it go. He is the Older Brother after all.

 

[newbury]

What about holding the staple with needle nose pliers and using a cordless palm nailer?

 

[REt92]

No. Just field wire.Goats will be penned in barn at night. She just wants a fairly safe enclosed pasture.only 3 small goats
Chicken can roam around also
Ret 92

 

[ovrszd]

Unless you have a physical limitation 800' is nothing.

Yeah, assuming posts 8' apart and five wires that's just 500 staples. Sounds like a lot but isn't really. Unless as mentioned the operator is physically handicapped in some manner.

I had back surgery a month ago and yesterday I tore out 500' of woven wire fence/steel posts. Had to unclip them all. My handicap is mental......