Is Your Hog Wire Fence on a Steep Slope Causing a Large Open Gap at the Bottom? This DIY May Fix it! 

Thanks Tommy Dean! I appreciate the comment and support. We love it, but most of all, our dog loves it! Good luck! It's actually fun to build :)

Let’s go Joel! Good luck and thanks for coming back!!!

Todd! Thank you so much for the kind words about this video. I appreciate you and knowing that my effect (as little as it may be) helps someone out there. As for the condition of the fence 2 years later. It's never been stronger and looks as good as new. Everything is tight and solid as a rock. As for your particular slope, yes, that all depends, and this may not work in your situation. As for your other question if I would change anything. I actually would. After the video, I thought about ice accumulating on the bottom slit where the fence goes into.I didn't want the ice to split the wood so I simply drilled 1/4 inch holes along the bottom to simply allow the water to drain. It's an easy adjustment to make the fence work longer. Also with how it's designed, these panels are very easy to take out and replace/fix if necessary. I know that nothing lasts forever and wanted my fence system to be easily fixed and I think I accomplished that with this design. Anyhow, I hope this helps you and again, thanks for the questions and the support. It does mean a lot. I hope you have a great day!

That’s great Matt and Sandra! I’m happy that helped you! The best of luck!

Hey thanks Silver! Sorry about your pup due to a snake. That’s horrible! I know if I lost my little guy I’d be a wreck :( anyhow, yea the solution worked really good. And it ties in nicely to the rest of the fence which we’re happy with. Luckily he’s not a fence digger, but that fence goes pretty far in, so I’m not too worried, but I definitely keep an eye on it :) thanks again! And I love hearing more about you, refreshing :)

Yeah. I know my fur babies are like children to me. Is your fella a Spitz or Samoyed. Beautiful dog. I once had a lady come to visit and she knew I had dogs. She showed up with a cat and brought it inside. Rudely she told me to put my dogs outside & I said, "Excuse me!-My dogs live here and you don't." Short visit needless to say. Ha! Yeah, that was the perfect solution to the fencing problem I have here so thank you for sharing that.

They are like children! Yea he’s a Samoyed. It’s crazy because I didn’t want to dog for the longest time, I caved and fell in love. I wish I had done it sooner. He’s just a sweet boy and has tons of personality. Yea I’d tell that lady to kick rocks too! Hahaha. I also have 3 cats. One is older and gets along with yeti just fine. The other 2 stay in a room! Lol. Fun stuff :)

That’s awesome! Good luck Michele! Let me know if you need any questions answered! I appreciate the comment and support!

Thanks!!! It turned out really good and our dog (and us) love it! No more leash in the backyard! Take care my friend and I appreciate the comment and support!

Hey Rachael! Thanks for the comment and support! As for water collecting, I do have some water collecting in the bottoms of some of my boards. I like you, was a bit concerned and over looked this point. I was worried if it froze that it would split the board but that never happened. The ice had a place to go and never caused an issue. I did however on a sunny day in the winter, drilled some I/4 inch holes on each side of the channel on the bottom board. This gave the water a place to drain. They are on the side where you can’t see it from the outside of the fence. If I would do it all over again, I would drill holes at the very bottom of the board every few feet or so for drainage, and you wouldn’t see the holes from any side at that point. I hope this helps and thanks again for coming by and commenting. We absolutely love our fence and our dog likes it even more :) take care and ask any other questions you may have. Good luck :)

Hey Greg! Thanks for the interest and I know you’re going to love it. I made some other videos on removable post and fence panels which will give you a bit more info. Your table saw and hammer drill are a most. I also used an impact driver, dado blades for my table saw, a compound miter saw, dreg pocket hole jig set and a grinding wheel to cut the fence. I know it’s a lot, but it makes this job a lot easier. It took a lot of time, but it turned out amazing. Good luck to you and don’t be afraid to ask any other questions /)

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Ok great just now getting into the project pretty steep grade on parts. Thank you for your advice, yep table saw and hammer drill a must. I have the grinders, they need to be worked! The most important thing for me is not to get into a hurry!

No worries Greg. Just glad I could help. Yea and you’re right. Just take your time. My 250 plus feet took a month or so to complete. I worked on it almost every day after work and on some weekends. Easy to get burned out on, but super happy to finish it. Good luck :)

Hey Russ! Thank you so much for commenting and asking some questions. I really appreciate it. As for your first question. That seems about right. As for your second, no wedges were needed. The screws were long enough to go through to the 4x4. Now looking from the back side, there is a gap that is wedge shaped, but no one goes back there so it doesn’t bother me. The front is nice and flush though and looks good. I hope that answered your question and good luck to you. Let me know if you need anything else! Thanks again for the support! Very nice of you

Hey Raul! Thank you and yes it’s still holding up. I can see a few screws that need a quick retorque but the pocket hold system is holding up just fine. There’s no bowing of the wood, no boards cracking, no fading and the metal wire fencing still looks brand new. So yea, it’s good to go, but remember, like all outdoor building projects (fences included) yearly maintenance is always needed. As for the horizontal look vs the vertical look, I think either will look good. It just depends on the look you’re going for. I hope this helps, and good luck!

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaserthanks! Did you use pocket hole screws or decking/exterior screws?

@StoicRipple I just used decking screws due to cost. I do believe the recommended pocket screws would work better. I hope this helps!

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser thanks! I was thinking decking screws as well.

No problem! I’m glad to help :)

Morning Greg. These are just normal 4x4 pressure treated posts with the slots on the outside as far as I know. I just painted them black.

Hey Jeremy! I completely understand those concerns and they really could happen. Along with water getting trapped in there and freezing, thus splitting the board in two. Luckily, I haven’t had any problems these past 2 years. There is some water that stays, but I have seen it come out. Also in some some of the boards, I actually added 1/4 weep holes and that helps drain the water out. Anyway, I just wanted to point out some work around but yes… you are not wrong with those thoughts Jeremy. Thanks again for the comment and support!

Hey Rostam! I’m not sure of the gauge but it’s 1/4 inch thick and it came in a 5 foot tall by 16 foot wide panel. It wasn’t rolled. So I cut it into 8 foot sections for my fence. I also purchased these from a local farm and feed store for around $100 a panel at that time. Hope this helps you :)

Thank you , that helps ..@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

Appreciate that Silver Gopher! 😎 that’s another past time for me when I’m not prospecting… house projects that never end! 😂

Hey Jeff! Thanks for the comment! I’ll grab that info tomorrow in the morning. Are you wanting to know the stain for the fence panels and the paint I used for the posts? Just confirming before I chase down the info! Appreciate you

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser yes. Both the paint and the stain please. Thanks!

Jeff! Morning! Ok I got the info you requested. For the stain, I used Thompsons WaterSeal Semi-Transparent in the color of Chestnut Brown. The color will vary, based on the wood you put it on. My 2x4’s were pretty a little darker so it gave me a darker look, which I like. What I’d do if I was in your situation… I’d also get some black stain and maybe just try mixing in a little bit in the container or something and see how it looks. I remember doing that when I first did this too, but ultimately just went with the Chestnut brown. It’ll lighten with time. As for the black paint. I used Behr exterior paint and it’s just flat black. I didn’t want any sheen so that why I went with that. Oh and I got the cheapest paint as well. I wasnt going to put big money in painting posts. Anyhow, I hope this helped! Good luck and I appreciate the comments and support!

Hey Janet! Thank you so much for coming by and asking that question. So I have built many gates, mostly walk-in gates so no more than 4 feet wide. I used the same hooks in this video but with bigger eyes, all from tractor supply. As for gate hardware (latches) I just go to Home Depot and get whatever one fits the decor. Tractor supply does have some as well, but they are a bit more simple. If you build a gate with the hook and eyes concept it will always be easy to remove. Just unlatch the gate lock and lift out the gate. I hope this helps and if I misunderstood your question, go ahead and ask again and I’ll try better! Thanks again and I hope you have a wonderful night :)

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser You answered my question perfectly. I need a fence with a gate in the summer but one that I can remove before the roof snow crushes it. I still have 4 foot tall snow / ice piles next to my house. Thanks again.

@@bigwavessandybeach perfect! Glad to help and I hope it goes well! I bet you can’t wait to get rid of that snow! Spring here though, so it’s just a matter of time :) take care!

Hey Bobby! And thank you! I have 2 Other videos that show some more of the fence if interested. To answer your questions, I got the mesh fence from a local farm/feed store, but I believe they offer the same style at tractor supply and probably Home Depot. As for the wood attached, no it’s not pressure treated. It’s Doug fir with a heavy outdoor stain applied. Let me know if you have any other questions! Thanks for the support and have a great day Bobby!

Hey bigeyejim! Thank you so much! So those poles are just pressure treated 4x4’s. I have 2 other videos on my channel showing a bit more detail on the fence if your really interested. Don’t be afraid to ask anymore questions. Have a great day and thanks for the support!

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Awesome, thanks!! We have a load of pressure treated 4x4's, but I love the colours you are using! Cheers!

@@bigeyejim good luck Jim! I hope your project turns out great. Fire away questions when needed :)

Hey Crxess! Thanks for coming by and yeah I think you’re right if you wanted to do that on the wide side. It would be too deep of a cut and make the wood weaker. Good thought though. Appreciate ya :)

Great question and it really comes down to personal preference. You can most definitely slope the fence and have it follow with the land but a lot of people tend to do tiered or stepped fence systems because the fence material itself sits parallel and looks better to the eye then having it follow the contour of the land. But like I said, there is no wrong way :) thank you so much for the question and I hope you are having a great day :)

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Thank you for the speedy and helpful reply! I did a little more searching and found that it's of course already a thing, a "slop fence," and we'll be going with that.

@make_it_aesthetic nice! Good luck! I’m sure it’ll turn out just great :)

Thank you much :)

Hey thanks Rex Rex! Glad you found this useful! Appreciate you coming by 😎

Hey Jeff! Thank you so much for commenting and supporting my channel! I appreciate it so much. As for answering your question, I got my hog wire from a local farm and feed store. I did this last year and the prices were pretty good but I know they’ve gone up in price like everything else. Hope this helped and if you have any other question please feel free to ask. I’ll try my best! Thanks again and I hope you have a fantastic day!

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser How far apart would you recommend putting posts in for each panel? Looks like you have them around 8' give or take? I'm looking at putting in a little over 200 linear ft worth of fencing, some spots have a gentle slope so I may need to take advantage of your method in this video.

@@jeffcarter1641 hey Jeff! I would recommend 8 feet. That’s kind of standard but it really depends on the length of hog wire you can get. I believe the length I used through out my project were 16 feet so I was able to get 2 panels per one hog wire length. It also depends on your lumber size. I choose 8 feet again with that because I didn’t want to waste lumber. I do believe my posts on center were just under 8 feet, that way I knew I wasn’t going to come up short. My fence was around 260 feet long when I did it. It took some time to build, especially cutting the slots on each board and staining them but I worked through the repetition and conquered the job. It really looks good and performs well. I have some other videos showing the fence as well and how I built it so maybe those will help you too. Thanks again Jeff and good luck on your project!

Thanks Zachary! I tend to do that sometimes… but even then, some will say I didn’t explain it easy enough! Lol. I hope you have a great weekend Zachary

My little white fur ball ain’t going no where!

Hey Jonathan. Thanks for the question. I’m pretty sure I just used 2-1/2 inch deckmate outdoor toed head screws. Honestly anything over a 2 inch length would work great. Hope this helps. Thanks again!

Hey Dukes! So the slot is cut in there with a dado blade that you can put into a table saw. I mention that around the 3 minute mark, and then demonstrate it around the 5:30 mark. I apologize for not showing you how to set up the dado blade. There are a lot of other videos online showing this process. I did however add measurements for how you want the dado blade set up at that 3 minute mark. Just take a screenshot and use those measurements if you’re using the same process I am. Again, I’m sorry if I wasn’t very clear on that and I hope this explanation helped you out. Ask any other questions you may need. Always happy to help where I can. I appreciate your comment and for you stopping by showing support! Good luck out there and stay safe! 😎

You definitely can if you have the extra to do it. I was running short and was trying to conserve how much fence panel I had left over so I didn’t have to but a 20 foot piece and only use 5 feet of it. Definitely do what makes sense for your situation :) thanks man!

Hey Honey Hollow! Yea I’m sorry about that. It’s what they have it named at my local farm feed store and like you said, Ive seen it go by a lot of other names as well. Thank you for the comment and support :) really appreciate it!

Thanks Karen! I hope you have a great night 😎

Hey Bladimir! Thanks for commenting. I’ll take my chances with the galvanized metal. I should get many many years out of it :)

It’s them jeans though!

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It may be a mistake, but it works for what I want and I do believe I’ll get many years of good use. Galvanic corrosion is a possibility but if it happens, then I’ll just put another piece in there or try something else. Either way. It keeps my dog in and looks good. I hope you have a great day :)

Thanks Allan! I’m not sure who Woodglut is but I’ll try and find them. Appreciate you stopping by :)