What is Pipe Fencing?
Ranching in Crowley and Fort Worth, TX requires a strong and durable fence to keep larger animals inside the premises while keeping them away from specific parts of the land. When considering your options, a pipe and cable fence should be considered as one of the top choices for your property. Also being known as Texas Primer, used in tandem with thick and high strung wiring which both keep animals at bay while not injuring them as well. Whereas barbed wire is well known to be detrimental to cows and horses, the high strung wiring is known to be strong enough to withstand the animals’ weight while simply deflecting their best efforts. More than that, benefits of a pipe and cable fence include:
- Several materials to choose from
- Resistance to rust and corrosion
- Tough against heavyweight (animals)
- Relatively easy installation
- Wiring can be added for smaller animals
A pipe fence also does not simply have to be used on ranch or farm land either, being highly capable of being installed on patios and overlooks. As a fence that handles animals that weigh over a thousand pounds, it can easily sustain a more casual setting as well. Ware Fencing can by and large make installations as well as repairs when you need a pipe and cable fence. Call 817-948-4503 today to schedule your appointment.
How far apart should pipe fence posts be?
Being relatively cheaper than wooden and vinyl fences, a pipe and cable fence is a perfect choice for property owners. To get the best result from our pipe fence, however, the correct installation will be absolutely necessary. In getting an installation from Ware Fencing, you will see correct:
- Length between posts
- Saddling
- Distance in the ground posts are set into
- Wiring
- General set up
Each of these factors are extensively important during the setup process as paying too little attention to any results in a severely weakened fence. As such, pipe fences should generally have a 15-foot separation between posts when the land is flat or relatively close to even. At every 125 to 150 feet, a terminal post should be placed. With this process, you should achieve the optimal efficiency out of your fencing. However, none of that will matter if you do not support each fence post correctly into the ground. Each hole that a post goes into should be ⅓ to ½ of the length of the height of your post, each. At the same time, it would be wise to accompany these posts with gravel or something similar to help with the drainage. This prevents metal deterioration by a massive degree.
How do you make a cable fence pipe?
The production and installation of a pipe and cable fence can seem like an arduous process, but it is one that can be extremely beneficial to you. However, the materials the fence is made up of is just as important to how the fence is set up, arguably more being that the materials make it last. Making the fence out of a metal that does not rust or degrades as fast is therefore highly important for the long-lasting appeal this type of fence usually boasts. Steel in this case is the perfect material to resist the elements and the test of time.
While the top part (drill stem) of the rods is hollow, the lower parts (sucker rods) are thick and do not move when placed firmly into the ground. As a common feature all over Texas, these fences last beyond what most people expect with a regular 25 to 50 year lifespan. That’s not to mention the wiring, which is made from either galvanized steel or high-tensile steel, tile wrapped with other strands to make a larger mass, and extended throughout the posts. This material in itself is used not only for fencing but also to hold together extremely heavy materials. That’s not to say that when being a barrier to an animal, an animal will need to be crafty at minimum to get through instead of just throwing its weight around.
Should I use concrete for fence posts?
For any fence, having a concrete base is the single best way in bettering its stability against weight impacting it and remaining upright. With regular fences, one would be highly considerate in using concrete during the installation process of a fence to better ground each post that is placed down. With each post, in contrast, you would measure the distance of the post, how much concrete you would need, and how much water is necessary to mix the concrete to peak hardness in the hole around the post. However, when it comes to a pipe and cable fence, you will want to weight how long the process will take versus if you actually need concrete in the first place.
While it will greatly increase the strength of your fence, it will also add a considerable amount of time to the process, much less placing every single fence post. With each fence post being buried a third of its height, it should be relatively safe to assume it is strong without concrete unless there is something strangely soft about the soil. The ultimate choice is up to you, in that we can help with when you call 817-948-4503 to make an appointment. Ware Fencing is ready to install your fence when you call today.