Sunday, April 24, 2011

Finishing the garden cage

Putting chickenwire up can be a tricky endeavor to say the least. The system we have applied is starting by rolling the chickenwire out on the ground, measuring about one foot longer then the measurement of the space you want to cover.

We then place temporary nails to hold the chickenwire in the approximate placement, then anchor one end. Starting at the anchored end we angle the large headed nails under one of the wires and stretching the wire while we hammer the nail into place.


At first it is very loose and does not look like it will ever get tight. But if you I'd catch the wire in this manner it will be almost as tight as a drum.


At the threshold to the gate. We placed cinderblocks embedded in the Earth. This will keep animals run digging underneath the entrance. Around the circumference of the cage we attached the wire to the bottom perlin and buried it in the ground about a foot with 6 inches curving to be outside.

No comments: