Fence post spacing for non animal enclosure

[Larro Darro]

When I was a kid, we always cut and split our own red cedar posts. They went in every 9" for all wire, hog or barbed. Later on, when we went to steel T-posts, with barbed wire, we would go 12 or 15'. With hog wire it was still 9'. Like gwdixon, I would go with electric fence. You need fewer posts, and you don't even have to keep it plugged in all the time. At least not for dogs. Once they get hit a time or two, they won't try it again for several months.

 

[ben2go]

My fence will be in a residential area so I'll fore go the T posts and stick to posts.Two sides of my property is close to underground utilities.They have been informed of my future fencing project.They came out, located, and marked their locations.Because of future planning,they will be abandoning the old water lines in favor of modern composite (plastic I'm sure) piping,I can get within 6 inches of the old stuff with wooden posts.Our water company is constantly having to make repairs in my area due to old collapsed iron pipe.It's one of the first areas plumbed for indoor plumbing.We were living the high life,well,my grand parents were.The phone company is currently abandoning the old bundled single stranded copper lines, and running fiber optic and some other type of upgraded copper wiring.Coax or multi strand copper I'm guessing.They said I could go right against their bundles with wood posts as long as I don't use concrete.

Currently my plan is 6x6 H braced corners,6x6 H braced gate openings,10 foot spaced 4x4 support posts,48 inch field fencing,single strand HT electric wire above and below the fencing to keep critters out.I will have one gated driveway that is 20 foot wide,and 3 walk through lockable gates.

 

[whistlepig]

This sounds like a high quality fence that you are putting up. When we put up our fence (3000') we wanted something safe for our horses and stout enough to turn dogs with the fence 2" off the ground so that I could weed eat under it. We went with Red Brand No-Climb horse fence. Per foot it is pricey. But when I started stretching this fence I understood why. A lot more metal per foot than any other woven wire I have ever seen. Would enjoy some pics of your finished fence if you would have the time to take them.

 

[bigtiller]

A nice distance apart for the posts is eleven cubits.

It's been a while since I used my cubit measuring device so I had to Google it. It comes up to an arbitrary number but 18 inches is looking like a winner. So 11 cubits would be about 16.5 feet, which just happens to be the same as a rod which is 1/320th of a mile and one forth of a surveyors chain. So if fence posts were all set at 16.5 feet apart, acreage estimating would be made easier.

I wonder if Noah knew that.