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Affordable DIY Garden Fencing installation in USA

Garden fencing is important because of many reasons. It can save plants from small animals and birds. It also helps to keep plants separate from non-compatible plants that affect the other's growth negatively. 

Also, garden fencing is good to keep the garden plants separate from walking spaces because many times people walk on their plants in the garden unknowingly. 

Here, I'll share an easy method of installation of metal net fencing in the garden according to their size. 

DIY Garden Fencing installation for Beginners

The DIY garden fencing method is not easy for beginners if they never touched gardening tools ever. Its difficulty level is moderate but still, the method is simple if one knows the proper use of tools and wears the proper safety kit. 

Garden fencing installation in USA

But before sharing the easy installation method of fencing, you can take a look at the pros and cons in brief of various types of garden fencing available, 

Types of Garden Fencing

Well, there are several varieties of garden fencing based on their ease of installation, materials, and temporary and permanent needs. I've mentioned popular and important types of garden fencing in brief. 

Readymade fencing

Pros

  • Readymade fencing is easy to install in small gardens. 
  • It is lightweight, easy to adjust, and easy to remove for a short time need. 
  • Even a beginner can manage it just by reading the instructions

Conc

  • It is costlier than ordinary garden fencing and sometimes cheaper fencing is not effective in low ranges. 
  • Readymade fencing is not been good for a long time as their built material isn't good. 
  • These readymade fencing are not good for big garden plant protection. 
  • Readymade fencing can't handle storms or heavy rain for a long time.

DIY metal net fencing

Pros

  • Metal fencing is affordable and good protection for garden plants. 
  • In big gardens, you can easily rely on metal net fencing. 
  • These are good to face storms or heavy rain at any time. 
  • Maintenance cost is very low for metal net fencing. 
  • Once you install metal fencing, you don't need to take care of fencing for a long time if removal isn't required. 

Conc

  • Metal net fencing is not easy to install for beginners or those who never touched sharp metal cutting tools. 
  • They can injure you if you don't use them with protection and safety.
  • Beginners need experts to install it in their gardens. 
  • Metal net fencing is not easy to remove and install again. 

Bamboo Fencing

Pros

  • The most affordable and long-lasting fencing is comparatively readymade fencing. 
  • Eco-friendly and very low maintenance cost for gardens. 
  • It is good for both small and big gardens. 
  • It needs very few tools to install in the garden. 

Conc

  • Not easy to install for beginners who don't know the bamboo pattern for fencing. 
  • Without any expert, one can hurt himself/herself while cutting and installing. 
  • In some regions, bamboos are not easily available so fencing is not possible with bamboo. 
  • Once you remove bamboo fencing, very few of them remain good for the next fencing without any cutting and reducing height. 

Metal net fencing installation

Requirements to install metal net fencing in the garden

Materials required

  • Fencing net(2mm)
  • Poles(either wooden or metal)
  • Safety gloves
  • Cement mixture

Tools required

  • Safety glasses
  • Hammer
  • Metal cutting tool 
  • Metal holding clips 
  • Binding wires
  • Inchtape/measuring scale

Method of installing metal net fencing

Step 1- Measure the garden boundaries first

First, you need to measure the boundaries of your garden where you want fencing. For that, place four stones at all the rectangular or square corners(according to shape) of your garden. Now start measuring the length and width of these virtual poles and note them in a notebook. Let the stones be there for some time so that you can fix the poles at the right spots.  

Step 2- Open the metal net roll for measurement

Now, wear all the safety kits to avoid any injury from a sharp metal net. Open the roll on the ground carefully and measure the length and the width according to the note. 

Generally, we keep the height at 3 to 3.5 feet for small gardens maximum but if you have small plants then you can make it lower up to  2 feet. For bigger gardens, keep the height about 5 feet tall. 

Step 3- Mark for metal or wooden poles in garden boundaries

So you need a door and boundaries for your garden fencing. For that, you need extra poles to fix the door. Now, mark all four points in the garden fencing measurement carefully. Two additional points are in a certain direction where you can enter the garden easily. 

In bigger lawns, you can mark additional poles for easy handling and stability of fencing. You need poles at the same height as metal net fencing.

If you are considering metal poles then remember that the poles should have multiple holes to bind the metal et fence with binding wires or drill holes in poles. 

Step 4- Dig 1 foot for each pole and prepare the cement mixture

So finally, you have 6 points for a small garden; four at corners, and two for the door. Now, dig 1 foot deep to fix the poles strongly in the ground. Digs shouldn't be wider than 10 inches. 

Step 5- Place the poles and fill the cement mixture to set

Prepare a strong cement mixture for the hardness and stability of the poles. Place the poles in the holes and fill the cement in each dig one by one. Check the angle of the pole that should be 90 degrees concerning the ground. 

Step 6- Cut the metal net according to the measurement

So start the cutting of the metal net with the help of a metal cutting tool for the first three biggest cuts(except the door phase). Carefully collect the pieces and put some weight on them to remove their bend. 

Measure the front phase of the fencing again where you will add a door. Cut those pieces separately. Now, measure the door area(height and width) and cut it accordingly. 

Step 7- Bind the metal net at the edges of the direction change

Carefully place the first wider piece at the boundaries vertically. Try to place the piece from inside the garden so that you can easily bind them. Simply I mean to keep the pieces inside the boundaries and the poles should be outside. 

Bind the first piece with the help of the binding wire carefully. Start from one pole and then move on to the next one. 

Repeat this with all the pieces(including the front pieces except the door piece). At the interlinking of metal wire pieces, use extra binding wires to bind each piece with each other from top to bottom, thus it will be more stable. 

Step 8- Make the door for fencing

Place two metal rods diagonally on the door metal net piece. Bind these pieces with the help of binding wire tightly. 

Now, bind one vertical end of the door with the pole of the original fencing with the help of a binding wire. Now your door is installed. Next, you need to make a temporary lock for the door, for that, you can use a flexible wire piece that is easily attachable to the stable fencing. 

Step 9- Bend the sharp ends of the metal net at the corners

In the end, you need to bend and reduce the sharpness of the extra metal net corners. Either bend them with a tool towards the inside or vertically and reduce their sharpness. 

Similarly, you can install it for bigger or smaller gardens easily by reducing or adding the number of poles easily. More poles provide more stability to the fencing. 

Thus you can install your metal net fencing in gardens safely. 

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