Fence Installation Question

[The AD]

Nice fence. You guys are ugly as shit though.

Thanks iceman. I build fences in jeans.

[Flounder]

Nice job, looks great

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[muted]

Looks good. I had copper HomeDepot caps on my fence, they all looked discolored and shitty after the sun hit them. They weren't cheap either. Hopefully you are smarter than me. Not sure if all copper will do this or just the thin HD ones, anyone know? I'm curious myself.

I replaced them all with these, which are well designed with the snap-on feature of the top piece. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[4matic]

Fence is done!

Sand and stain I ran orbital sander then roll and back brush. Looks like furniture.

[muted]

Anyone know anything about cable for fencing? Some of it's super expensive, I bought this cable sheathed in plastic at Home Depot. it used all be silver like in part of this pic, then the sun steamed up the inside of plastic and rusted it out, now it looks shitty.

Any cheap to moderately expensive ideas out there? What does it need to be made of so it holds up to moisture anyways?

[BFD]

stainless

[RootSkier]

Or, if you don't have a kidney to spare, you can also consider galvanized utility panel, available at any farm supply store. 4" squares of welded wire that can be cut to any size. Makes a decent see-through railing that seems like it might be a reasonable fit with your treated 4x4 aesthetic.

Like so: https://www.murdochs.com/products/li...utility-panel/

You can also just get galvanized wire, but I am not how well it will stand up outside, long-term.

[Flyoverland Captive]

Spools of stainless are all over eBay, and not too pricey.

[BFD]

Or, if you don't have a kidney to spare, you can also consider galvanized utility panel, available at any farm supply store. 4" squares of welded wire that can be cut to any size. Makes a decent see-through railing that seems like it might be a reasonable fit with your treated 4x4 aesthetic.

Like so: https://www.murdochs.com/products/li...utility-panel/

You can also just get galvanized wire, but I am not how well it will stand up outside, long-term.

my friend used that around his decks. looks good and is holding up well in a very wet climate.

[muted]

Or, if you don't have a kidney to spare, you can also consider galvanized utility panel, available at any farm supply store. 4" squares of welded wire that can be cut to any size. Makes a decent see-through railing that seems like it might be a reasonable fit with your treated 4x4 aesthetic.

Like so: https://www.murdochs.com/products/li...utility-panel/

It's hard to tell from the pic, but some galvanized utility panels cut up wouldn't look as good as stainless cables. But those panels do give me some ideas for another part of the yard, thanks.

Spools of stainless are all over eBay, and not too pricey.

Perfect, thanks!

[Flyoverland Captive]

Get some protector sleeves and swage tensioners too; it'll really clean up the look.

[muted]

Just saw this flyover, thanks. the sleeves will def make things look better. ordered everything today.

[iceman]

An easy way to keep the wire tensioned is a good idea, you'll be amazed how much difference heat and sun can make in how the wire looks. They're pretty cheap. I don't know about this brand but this si the idea: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Han...=fsclp_pl_dp_1

There's also systems where you can't see the tensioner, they get built into the posts, but they're more expensive and not as easy to install.

[muted]

An easy way to keep the wire tensioned is a good idea, you'll be amazed how much difference heat and sun can make in how the wire looks. They're pretty cheap. I don't know about this brand but this si the idea: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Han...=fsclp_pl_dp_1

There's also systems where you can't see the tensioner, they get built into the posts, but they're more expensive and not as easy to install.

I also bought some of those thanks. Problem is I drilled some 1/4? 1/2? holes to attach the old wires to a eye bolt. So i don't know how to get around it yet, maybe a huge washer.....maybe moving the wires up or down, maybe I'll just return the tensioners.

[gavinski91]

Or, if you don't have a kidney to spare, you can also consider galvanized utility panel, available at any farm supply store. 4" squares of welded wire that can be cut to any size. Makes a decent see-through railing that seems like it might be a reasonable fit with your treated 4x4 aesthetic.

Like so: https://www.murdochs.com/products/li...utility-panel/

You can also just get galvanized wire, but I am not how well it will stand up outside, long-term.

You can get that stuff in a black powder-coated version as well, looks better than the plain galvinized IMO.