Good morning.
Quick question: On a slope, should the horizontal component of a fence "H-brace" be parallel to the ground or horizontal? I need to address an issue at the end of a 4 barbed-wire fence and part of that involves repairing/relocating an H-brace section.
More details: There is a a four barbed-wire fence separating my lawn from the adjacent field. (We own both sides.) The are large wooden posts that appear to be set in concrete with 6' t-post between them. I think the wooden posts are recycled utility poles - a common practice in this area. They are quite large - ~10" diameter. The fence is in fairly good shape - needs to be tightened in a few places.
The challenge is the "lower" end - it is at the bottom of a fairly steep slope. The original installer set two large posts in concrete with an "H-brace" between them. At the time, they did not attached to the existing perpendicular fence - they just left a few inches between the existing fence and the first post. The horizontal part of the H-brace has rotted off - it appears to be a 4x4" piece of timber. I'd like to install a gate for convenience and will likely attempt to to relocate/replace one of the posts. When I do so, I have a chance install a proper H-brace and would like to know if it should be installed horizontal or parallel to the slope. The slope has about 16" - 20" of drop along 10' at this location.
Thanks in advance.
Quick question: On a slope, should the horizontal component of a fence "H-brace" be parallel to the ground or horizontal? I need to address an issue at the end of a 4 barbed-wire fence and part of that involves repairing/relocating an H-brace section.
More details: There is a a four barbed-wire fence separating my lawn from the adjacent field. (We own both sides.) The are large wooden posts that appear to be set in concrete with 6' t-post between them. I think the wooden posts are recycled utility poles - a common practice in this area. They are quite large - ~10" diameter. The fence is in fairly good shape - needs to be tightened in a few places.
The challenge is the "lower" end - it is at the bottom of a fairly steep slope. The original installer set two large posts in concrete with an "H-brace" between them. At the time, they did not attached to the existing perpendicular fence - they just left a few inches between the existing fence and the first post. The horizontal part of the H-brace has rotted off - it appears to be a 4x4" piece of timber. I'd like to install a gate for convenience and will likely attempt to to relocate/replace one of the posts. When I do so, I have a chance install a proper H-brace and would like to know if it should be installed horizontal or parallel to the slope. The slope has about 16" - 20" of drop along 10' at this location.
Thanks in advance.
