Re: [RC] Boards At The Top of Fencing - Barbara McCrary
It may be too late for this answer, but here
is my observation......
We are in the lumber business; we
manufacture it, so it is readily available to us. After replacing rotten
and chewed posts for years, after replacing chewed fence boards, I finally
persuaded my husband to put out the money to buy galvanized corral panels to
enclose our horses. They are six-rail panels and we've had them for many,
many years. I could never go back to wood. There is no upkeep,
no nails, no worries. The only troubles we have had with any of the panels
was when a tree or a branch of a tree fell on them. Of course they will
dent badly under those circumstances, but my husband has both a welder and an
acetylene torch. He can return them to complete usefulness, if not
original beauty. I'm big into "no maintenance". There is so little
time in our lives, with all else we do, to replace fence posts and boards around
horse paddocks. Now with the cattle, that's another matter. Where we
are dealing with miles of fencing, or working corrals, we build these of posts
and boards. Cattle are not known to breakfast on wooden boards. You
say that your horses are free to come and go and that they would not chew, but
all you need is a chewing horse introduced into your collection, and the others
will likely pick up the habit. Well, this is my opinion and
experience. Take it for what you will.
FYI, we live near the ocean, so moist and
salty air contributes to rotting, as well as acidic soil (from redwood
trees). If you live where it is dry, you may not have the same issues we
do.
OK ridecampers; some of you gave me some great
tips when I was into building my new barn. I now need some more
tips. I am into replacing all the fencing in the barn area that was
taken away. I bought horse wire since I know that cattle wire is a pain
since I was into helping the equine critters lift their hooves out when
they would put them through that cattle woven wire fencing.....horse wiring
will stop that. Now I don't want barb wire at the top as I have had
....but would prefer to have boards at the top. Ok, my question is
should I use treated or untreated? My horses are free to come and go on
numerous acres...so I have never had a chewing or other problems dealing with
boredum....but just in case...should I avoid the treated boards? Help me
please ridecampers.
