Fence for my dog

Cupatae

Hi all,

Im leaving the country next month and i have a siberian husky, at the moment im using an electric fence but this requires maintenance which is fine for me at the moment but i will be leaving the dog with my parents and i am looking to put up a more permanent secure fence, the last thing i want is the bugger escaping while im away! ive quite a big garden, i was thinking along the lines of a tubular chain link fence but i dont know where to go to even enquire about it nor do i have an idea of the cost.

Or any cheaper alternatives ? just really looking for ideas and where to even go to purchase im in the limerick/clare area any help wud be much appreciated thanks in advance!

dashoonage

Best option is concrete posts and a shielded chain link fence. I've mine up 8 years now and tis still perfect.

The posts can be gotten from most of the building providers. The shielded chain link i got from Irish wire on the dock road in Limerick. You will need a roll of shielded wire as well and some tensioners.

You could also try calling one of the local fencing contractors.

Do it once and be done with it. I just keep the hedge off mine and check for spots that sag once a year and tie on more supports.

Cupatae

dashoonage wrote: »

Best option is concrete posts and a shielded chain link fence. I've mine up 8 years now and tis still perfect.

The posts can be gotten from most of the building providers. The shielded chain link i got from Irish wire on the dock road in Limerick. You will need a roll of shielded wire as well and some tensioners.

You could also try calling one of the local fencing contractors.

Do it once and be done with it. I just keep the hedge off mine and check for spots that sag once a year and tie on more supports.

Yeah thats the lines im sort of thinking along myself now just to do it right and be done with it, how much did that cost and what size garden? if you dont mind me asking just trying to get a ballpark figure in my head as to what to expect!

dashoonage

I genuinely cant remember. It was 8 years ago :P i know a roll of wire cost 70 + vat and i think they were 30m rolls. I know it wasnt cheap over all but hey...its still perfect to this day. I know my sister did one with timber posts and non shielded chain link and sure it was fooked in no time.

P.S remember when gauging the height of the posts there will be a good foot of them below the ground! i went with 7ft posts for a 6ft fence!

peasant

And if you really are going chain link fence, don't forget to dig the bottom 30 cm into the ground. (so you might need even taller fencing than first thought)
Don't go straight down, but fold backwards an bury. That way if the dog starts digging it'll dig straight into chain link and give up (and I hear Huskies are great diggers )

deadlybuzzman

Start building well well in advance as these things always take longer than expected.
Itd be a really good idea to put the dog into it a few times before you go, let the dog find any potential weak points so you can then have the thing rock solid when you leave.
Consider if it needs wire over the top or not too. It'd probably mean you don't need the longer posts and less chain link too

dashoonage

peasant wrote: »

And if you really are going chain link fence, don't forget to dig the bottom 30 cm into the ground. (so you might need even taller fencing than first thought)
Don't go straight down, but fold backwards an bury. That way if the dog starts digging it'll dig straight into chain link and give up (and I hear Huskies are great diggers )

Yes! forgot this...mines well buried as well. Mine tested a few spots and got bored fairly quickly.

I remember my brother god help him spending his weekend build a fence for his boxer who had been annoying the neighbors....the boxer watched with great interest at this marvel of a fence...it came to sunday evening as the fence was finished...the boxer took one look at it and jumped clean over it...

Boxer 1 Brother 0

Cupatae

Ahh stop lads, my back yard would give the surface of the moon a run for its money in terms of craters haha my dog never seems to chance the fence since its been made electric he only ever got one shock and that did him, the only time he ll go near it is if the current is off (battery powered not mains) it ll be a fence inside a low wall so i dont think he ll be able to dig under!

Im gonna price em tomorrow 70 euro for 30 m seems to be a good price for the wire it ll go a long way, im just hoping either the tubes or the concrete posts dont cost me an arm and a leg! Im immigrating so need to save as much as possible, but dont want to leave with out my ole madra being looked after!