Practically, it seems pretty easy to string a couple of the hot wires up to some posts. Electric fencing – Benefits: You may be able to zap unsuspecting neighbors with it.For a pasture, or to keep the dogs in, you’ll need to attach welded or woven wire to it as well. Split-rail fencing– Like the post and board, it’s not ultra flexible and it costs some, but it’s quicker to install than a post and board.My grandparents post and board fence lasted a good 30 years, so it’s worth the money, but I think it’s safe to say, once it’s in, it’s in. Post and board fencing- You see this around horse pastures a lot.The other two sides of the pasture and the back of the property will be T-posts with woven-wire or “horse fence” as MysteryMan’s grandpa calls it. I’m pretty insistent on a split rail fence, strictly for looks, and will have it on two sides of this pasture. ![]() Types of Fence (particularly for pastures) ![]() To spare any future fence-installers up here in the northern climates those frozen fingers, let me share with you what I learned. ![]() The length of time it took us to make these decisions is likely responsible for the fact that we were installing the fence in 35-degree weather, 24 hours before we were blessed with our first inch of snow. What type of posts to use, how far apart to put supports, what type of fencing, and where to get everything. I can’t even explain in words the number of hours we spent contemplating this fence.
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