The Fencing Picture Thread

[Tubbylew]

Robinia posts. Come in from Romania( or that sort of area) , hard wood ( very hard!) but in 5 artic loads ,( get delivered direct ) probably only half a dozen straight ones !! You have to ignore the shape and the bottom and do your best on getting the tops in line ! Looks better with the wire on . Dearer than chestnut .
All mine come through Jack Down Fencing based near Taunton , Somerset.
Doing a 26000m fencing job for HLS on my farm plus 54 gates and posts .

Would it split as easily as chesnut?

 

[tepapa]

Robinia posts. Come in from Romania( or that sort of area) , hard wood ( very hard!) but in 5 artic loads ,( get delivered direct ) probably only half a dozen straight ones !! You have to ignore the shape and the bottom and do your best on getting the tops in line ! Looks better with the wire on . Dearer than chestnut .
All mine come through Jack Down Fencing based near Taunton , Somerset.
Doing a 26000m fencing job for HLS on my farm plus 54 gates and posts .

I've got high hopes for that robinia lasting

 

[Oscar]

Would it split as easily as chesnut?

Yes , all strainers and gateposts have the metal spikes on the tops to help stop them splitting . I have put wire wrapped round on a few where I was hitting them in on thin or hard soils and a split has occurred. Can only say that Jack ( supplier in uk) has used them for three years and he does not consider it an issue generally . He would do a lot of fencing in south west .

 

[Tubbylew]

Tempted to try it, whats the advantage over chestnut? Is it longer lasting or sommat else?

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

Robinia posts. Come in from Romania( or that sort of area) , hard wood ( very hard!) but in 5 artic loads ,( get delivered direct ) probably only half a dozen straight ones !! You have to ignore the shape and the bottom and do your best on getting the tops in line ! Looks better with the wire on . Dearer than chestnut .
All mine come through Jack Down Fencing based near Taunton , Somerset.
Doing a 26000m fencing job for HLS on my farm plus 54 gates and posts .

Can you hammer a staple in them ?

 

[Oscar]

Well I m using it as I needed a lot of material and could not find a supplier of chestnut who could supply me with it all although yes I could have bought from more than one source maybe ? One of the suppliers was Jack Down who then suggested Robinia ( admit I had not heard of it ) and had a look at a three year old job he had done and got a price and decided to go for it . I have no proof but been assured that 25 years plus life is easily achieved , no treatment just hard wood .
Just to add , it is sustainable in that it's not a case of the firm just clearing hillsides and forests but it's on a rotational planting / clearing/ replanting rotation and the area is vast ( Jack has been out and visited). I guess it's a pity that it is imported .
I m very happy with my decision but will admit that it would not suit a posh horse arena or driveway just because no two stakes are the same and it has a " rural" rough appearance but it does the job .

 

[Oscar]

Rails , 4 inch yes , 5 inch 50% success, 6 inch ,no.
Staples , 40 mm barbed via nail gun , yes.
50mm via hammer , no as they get half in and then deform and squash

 

[Willie adie]

Don't tease me, share with the class

 

[Blue.]

£2.28 for strainrite if you buy 25

 

[Willie adie]

£2.28 for strainrite if you buy 25

You can knock at least £1 off that for the ones I get

 

[Tubbylew]

Fun on the piste. The weather is kicking my ass now have to get a brolly for the knocker

 

[Macsky]

Here’s one for the collective:

just doing some fence repairs, guess which were pulled from posts with water based treatment v creosoted posts!?

Not a long time between the two fences going up. Water based posts have rusted the staples, but …. they were noticeably harder to remove than the ones in the creosoted posts, which slid out easy(do get a few being pushed out by stock here and there), what would you prefer? I’d go longer lasting on balance in the creosoted posts, knocking a few staples back in here and there being preferable to entire stretches failing?

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Here’s one for the collective:
View attachment 1149953
just doing some fence repairs, guess which were pulled from posts with water based treatment v creosoted posts!?

Not a long time between the two fences going up. Water based posts have rusted the staples, but …. they were noticeably harder to remove than the ones in the creosoted posts, which slid out easy(do get a few being pushed out by stock here and there), what would you prefer? I’d go longer lasting on balance in the creosoted posts, knocking a few staples back in here and there being preferable to entire stretches failing?

I have been advised to use barbed staples on creo posts, with the staple gun I have just got 45mm staples to try to make sure they don't pull out.

 

[Macsky]

I have been advised to use barbed staples on creo posts, with the staple gun I have just got 45mm staples to try to make sure they don't pull out.

I can see why.

 

[organicguy]

I have been advised to use barbed staples on creo posts, with the staple gun I have just got 45mm staples to try to make sure they don't pull out.

Always use barbed staples, been on creo posts 10 years and had to replace some

 

[Mouser]

Always use barbed staples, been on creo posts 10 years and had to replace some

Replace posts or staples?

 

[yin ewe]

New fence to separate hen house yard from the lane. Had to concrete everything in as it was all filled up ground.

 

[Tubbylew]

Here’s one for the collective:
View attachment 1149953
just doing some fence repairs, guess which were pulled from posts with water based treatment v creosoted posts!?

Not a long time between the two fences going up. Water based posts have rusted the staples, but …. they were noticeably harder to remove than the ones in the creosoted posts, which slid out easy(do get a few being pushed out by stock here and there), what would you prefer? I’d go longer lasting on balance in the creosoted posts, knocking a few staples back in here and there being preferable to entire stretches failing?

Creosote timber 50mm staples, but do as I said not as I do, I only have a pneumatic gun so can only run 40mm staples atm. Some brands of staple I've had in the past seem to rust quicker than others also. All fences need a bit of maintenence from time to time, a few staples are easier to replace than a few stakes

 

[organicguy]

Replace posts or staples?

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[Mouser]

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Oh dear, don't like the sound of that. Who's were they?