Wire Mesh Fence Installation

Wire-mesh fence also known as chain-link fence is a type of woven fence usually made from galvanizedor LLDPE-coated steel wire. The wires run vertically and are bent intoa zig-zag pattern so that each “zig” hooks with the wire immediately on one side and each “zag” with the wire immediately on the other. This forms the characteristic diamond pattern seen in this type of fence. It is used for high security fencing of piece of land, tennis courts, ball parks etc. The site where the fence installation took place was a six acre plot of land located at Opaleye in Akufo village in Ibadan.

Materialsused

• Metal wire often galvanized
• Bindingwires
• Concrete mixture
• Electrodes
• Galvanized pipes

Tools used

• Pliers
• Pincers
• Digger
• Axe
• Spade/shovel

PROCEDURE

The installationof chain-link fence involved setting posts intothe ground and attaching the fence to them. The ground was dug round the work area and posts (made of galvanized pipes) were driven into the ground and set in concrete. End, corner or gate posts, commonly referred to as "terminal posts", were properly set in concrete footing to prevent leaning under the tension of a stretched fence. Posts were set between the terminal posts are called "line posts" and were set at intervalsof10feet.

Before the fence is placed, it has to be set to ensure a homogeneous top and bottom levels and also for firmness of the wire mesh.

setting the wire mesh for placement

The fence was attached at one end, stretched, and attached at the other end of the pole, with the excess removed by "unscrewing" a wire. The fence was tied to the line posts with aluminium wire(binding wire). The bottom tension wire is stretched, sometimes referred to as "coil wire", between terminal posts to help minimize the in and out movement that occurs at the bottom of the chain-link mesh between posts.Top horizontal rails were also used.

Wire mesh fences attached to poles and set
Wire mesh Fence Gate
The gate is the entrance into the fenced site and is made up weld mesh wire nets and galvanized pipes (75mmdiameter).The ground was dug and the gate was mounted and set with concrete

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