[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Vinyl Fencing
- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
- To: brendangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:54:20 EDT
In a message dated 8/22/2006 2:08:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
brendangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
We just moved back to my hometown in Ohio and will be putting a fence up for
our dogs, but haven't made a decision which type. We had 5 ft. chain link
fence at our old house and are now thinking of the vinyl type instead -
something more attractive looking. Has anyone used the Lowes type of vinyl
fence
and how well does it hold up. 5 ft. or 6 ft? Racked or stepped. Our yard
has a little grade also. We got an estimate on a better quality of fence, but
the cost is outrageous. Help!!
--
LuAnn Kennedy
St. Clairsville, OH
A subject near and dear to my heart since I spent many months learning all I
could about fencing before doing my job at the new place...
Your climate in OH is like mine in PA where the problem with vinyl is that
after many changes in temperature, it becomes brittle. My sister looked into
it for the horses, and while it IS attractive, horses have crashed thru and
it shatters with pieces making a real mess of the horse. I asked if the same
thing could happen w/ dogs, and was told, in fact, it can. At a minimum, it
will crack over time. (There are obviously different grades of Vinyl too; I
learned quickly that Home Depot and Lowes aren't carrying the better grades.)
Vinyl may work better where there isn't so much climate change.
Where I wanted solid fencing, I went with 6 foot stockade that was built on
site. I couldn't do that for the entire area (acres/hilly/wooded) because I
was told the wind would take it down. In fact, I expect over the years to
have to maintain the stockade portion more than other fence on the property
(but it sure is pretty!).
I went with a combination of 1 inch 5 and 6 foot tall black, 9 gauge black
vinyl coated mini-mesh, agricultural wooden posts every eight feet with 6
inch x i inch x 8 feet hemlock boards on top and bottom for the perimeter and
interior paddocks fencing (6 foot on the perimeter, 5 foot for the paddocks.
(I had it made by a security company). You can't see the black through the
woods. The agricultural posts had to be pounded into the ground, (with a
machine, sounded like the fence crew was looking for oil!) and those were 8
feet
and 12 feet tall respectively. (They were sunk 2+ feet in, then the tops
trimmed flush w/ the mesh). I spent a fortune for concrete for the posts and
all
the different gates and hardware, lol! The security fence solved the
problem re the potential wind damage and I sure don't want anything spaced
like
horse/cattle/hog fence that a dog can pull and ear through. I love the heavier
gauge security type fence compared to standard chain link. So...check out
the security fence companies. Fencing has risen dramatically in the last few
years, but it would be awful to spend all that money and not be happy:(
Kathy
member GSDCA, DVGSDC
three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here!
visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_
(http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/)
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