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Affordable long lasting Deer fencing installation(DIY) in yard(USA)

Deer fencing is required in farms near wood, fields, and gardens near wood. Not only deer but rabbits and other animals can enter your area if you don't restrict them outside. 

It is quite a genuine question that which way of fencing is better. Is DIY fencing or hiring a contractor for installing it? 

I know hiring a contractor for bigger or medium-sized yards is a costly deal, though they work professionally. But not all the people can afford it so the option they've left is DIY fencing with available materials and tools. 

And believe me, DIY fencing is not bad at all even if it is easy and affordable with less time. Here, I'll share how you can install DIY fencing in your yard with easy steps. 

DIY deer fence installation

You should not ignore the thing that you need at least two people to handle and install DIY fencing in your yard whether it is big or small. Without help, it'll waste your time and increase the chances of injury. 

DIY deer fencing installation in USA

Before guiding you to install fencing in your yard, I will suggest you understand which fencing is good and affordable according to your budget in brief. 

Which fencing is good?

While choosing a fencing material and type of fencing to avoid deer, you should keep some important things in mind like the cost of fencing, the life of fencing, maintenance cost, ease of handling, and effectiveness to protect your yard. 

Metal fencing is not easy to handle though they work well but to install such fencing, you need a proper contractor or experts to install it. Even with experts sometimes they get wound by a single mistake while handling metal fencing. It's not easy to install, costlier, high maintenance cost, but still long-lasting in the yard. 

I know you're here to get to know about DIY fencing so I'll suggest you a lightweight, easy-to-handle, affordable, and long-lasting fencing that helps you while protecting your yard from deers and which you can install DIY. 

Requirements for DIY Deer fencing

Tools required 

  • Polypropylene or plastic cutter
  • Wire tightening tool 
  • Digging tool 

Material required 

  • Polypropylene or plastic fencing(at least 8 feet tall)
  • Ties to bind 
  • Poles 
  • Binding pins

Guide to install DIY deer fencing

Step 1- Measure the side perimeter of the yard

First, take a measuring tape and start measuring the perimeter of your yard where you want to install deer fencing. Mark this line with measurement simultaneously. 

Step 2- Mark the poles at every 12 feet 

Considering a pole at one end, start counting the number of poles at a gap of 12 feet at least between two poles. This will give you an idea that how many poles you need and how much fencing mesh as well. 

Step 3- Fix the poles in the ground

It's up to you which kind of pole you want to fix in your fencing. I'll suggest you use strong hollow metal poles(affordable) that are at least 10 feet tall and easy to lift. 

Prepare a cement mixture for the poles and start fixing all the poles at the right gap of 12 feet between the two respective poles. So till now, you have vertical support for the fencing mesh. 

Step 4- Bind the linear wires to connect the poles horizontally

Now, you need to fix the horizontal support to make the fencing strong and stable more precisely. For that, you need to fix three metal wires horizontally at three spots of the poles. Fix three nails in the poles at the same gap vertically so that you can connect the two poles with metal wires. 

Start from one end, connect every respective pole with three metal wire supports horizontally. You can use either binding nails or just nails drilling to fix them in the metal poles. 

In the end, you have to check the tightness and stress on the wires because it'll give fundamental support to the fencing.

Step 5- Unroll the fencing roll up and bind simultaneously.

Start unfolding your mesh fencing roll from an end. You need two people to install this task so either call an expert or take the bits of help of your friend. Don't unfold it much otherwise, it'll be difficult to handle. So fix the mesh on the poles first by shifting it so that it can touch the ground slightly and take a height of 8 feet at least. 

Tie the mesh on the first pole with binding ties. Here, most people do the mistake they directly tying it with another pole without tightening it and without binding it with the horizontal wire support. So avoid that mistake and start binding the mesh with all three wires properly. You should do it simultaneously; unfolding and binding.

I'll suggest you either install pieces for every two poles by measuring precisely or just fix it at once. But installing in pieces help you to maintain or change the damaged fence in the future.

Step 6- Recheck the fencing binding and gaps

The strength and tightness of the fencing is very important. Loose fencing is not good at all either to protect from deer or rabbits. 

Recheck the fencing binds, ties, and gaps in the end and fix them if any issues appear. 

Thus, you can install the DIY fencing with an easy method and affordable cost. 

Avoid these common mistakes 

As your guide for fencing, I know many concerns when beginners start it without any experience. That points should be discussed well to avoid common mistakes and easy installation-

  • Don't unfold too much while installing the mesh for fencing. It will give you unnecessary trouble and increase the complications of handling it. 
  • Don't mess up materials while installing the DIY fencing. It happens that with passion you ignore the mess that happens with tools, cuts, fencing, and other materials. Ultimately you've to clean and manage all those things. So use limited tools and handle them properly. 
  • Don't fix poles on too wide a gap even if you have a small or big yard. I've suggested you 12 feet gap is enough for the poles gap. More than that gap increases the chances of loose fencing which is not good at all.
  • Don't rely on single linear wire support while installing plastic fencing. You should be aware that you need to restrict the deer from bottom to top. If you only rely on the single wire support horizontally, it'll increase the chances of penetration for deers. 
  • Don't use green fencing because it attracts the deer. These days black and white fencing is popular as deer fencing. 

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