Deer Fence Design Specifications final

4 Fence Materials and Specifications High-Tensile Woven Wire Fence and High-Tensile Wire All wire must be high-tensile 12.5-gauge steel class 3 galvanized or greater. High-tensile woven wire shall be fixed-knot. The horizontal wires of a high-tensile woven wire fence shall have graduated spacing from 3 to 8 inches, with the smaller spacing placed nearest the ground. Vertical wires shall have a maximum spacing of 6 inches apart. High-tensile woven wire shall be a minimum height of 75 inches. This minimum height must be achieved using a single roll of wire. Additional strands of high-tensile wire then must be added on top, at a maximum of 9-inch intervals, until reaching the full height, 96 inches. All high-tensile woven wire and high-tensile wire shall be attached to the outside of the posts where practical. In all cases, it shall be attached to the outside of corners. Posts Post shall be preservative pressure treated such as CCA 0.40 lbs., e.g., Southern Yellow Pine or equivalent. Do not use Red Pine. Posts shall be well-seasoned or kiln- dried to minimize warping. Well-seasoned means cut, debarked, and dried for a minimum of 1 year. Alternatively, untreated posts also may be used, provided they are well seasoned, durable posts of species such as red cedar, black locust or Osage orange with the bark removed. Well-seasoned means cut, debarked, and dried for a minimum of 1 year. Posts shall be a minimum of 12 feet long. Line posts shall be a minimum or round, installed at least 36 inches in the ground. Brace posts shall be a minimum or round, installed at least 36 inches in the ground. Corner and end posts shall be a minimum of or round, installed at least 42 inches in the ground. Post spacing shall be 25 feet or less. See page 12 regarding post spacing along curves. Posts may be pounded or augured. When augured, posts must be anchored on corners, ends, and low points. See page 12 regarding setting posts in the ground. Fasteners 1 barbed, class 3 galvanized steel staples shall be used.