Easy Way To Make Your Own Rock Fence

Easy Way To Make Your Own Rock Fence FENCING Fence Systems 29-6-44 Laurent Terrault of Busby Alta., lives at the corner of a busy intersection, and he was tired of people driving on his lawn. He wanted to build a fence on his acreage that would be attractive yet intimidating to anyone tempted to drive off the road. He decided to build a rock fence. "For each post, I used an 8-ft. section of 3/4-in. sucker rod, which I drove into the ground about 4-ft. Then I made a sleeve out of stucco wire and put it around the pipe, before filling it up with rocks and stones." Terrault had an ample supply of rocks from nearby fields. He made two different sizes of posts û larger ones at the corner and to hold the gate, and the smaller ones along the length of the fence. He says he finished all of the small posts in one day, and the two large posts required a couple of hours to build. The large gate post is 2 ft. in dia. and stands 8 ft. tall. Terrault added decorative "roses" at the top of the bigger posts using old drill bits and gears painted with rust-colored paint to look like flowers. The small posts are only about 7 in. dia. and 4 ft. high. "The whole project cost me only $20 for the wire, and I think it will last until someone knocks it down," Terrault says. "I like it because it's different." Contact: FARM SHOW Follow-up, Laurent Terrault, RR#1, Busby, Alta., Canada TOG OHO (ph 780 349-6119).

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