Build 12 feet of junkpole fence - PEP BB woodland.sand.fence

gir bot · Jul 17, 2022 15:27:53

I built this 12' section of junkpole fence uphill from the Fisher Price house, in between two rock jacks the boots kindly set up. I used an assortment of junkpoles that had been cut and collected in earlier activities and were stacked in the area. I used screws for the attachments--toenail joints for the horizontal beams connecting to the rock jacks and single screws for the vertical supports between the rock jacks.

By the time I was done the fence was backlit by the evening sun, which doesn't give the best impression about its chicken-proofness. However the gaps between the junkpoles and the rock jacks are much too small for a chicken, and overall it's pretty tight. I couldn't squeeze another junkpole in anywhere.

I'm attaching a photo of the space without the fence, the initial grid of horizontal and vertical supports, the toenail joints with flattened facing surfaces for the lower horizontal beams' connection to the rockjack posts, the single screw connection of a vertical to the horizontal, and the finished fence.

gir bot · Jul 18, 2022 22:02:05

Here is my submission for PEP BB Building 12 feet of junkpole fence

Minimum requirements:
- Deer proof (eight feet high)
- Will hold chickens in (no gaps that a layer hen could get through)
- Joinery that will last at least seven years

To get certified for this BB I am posting the following as pics:
- Area without a fence
- Fence under construction
- Completed fence
- Show details of every type of joint

I also built one of the rock jacks for this project: permies.com/p/1499462

gir bot · Apr 12, 2023 09:06:57

I just finished setting up another junk-pole fence on the back of our garden area. I've definatley seen nicer looking fences, but it shall do it's job well

gir bot · Apr 20, 2023 09:31:25

Built an 11' 3ish" fence for our side garden. I started with screws but needed something stronger (and longer) so I switched to 6" nails. I was very pleased with how it looked! The place where I used screws with the joinery, I went back and added nails too for support.

gir bot · Jul 20, 2024 16:35:40

I built a junkpole fence.

gir bot · Sep 01, 2024 23:00:49

This was both easier and more challenging than I expected.
Easier to construct - once you have your horizontals and spacers, tucking in the poles was quick

Harder to acquire material - I was in an awkward position on the far side of the laundry area, north east of both the Fischer Price House and Yurt; I had to haul in everything from a hundred yards away, one load at a time

Thankfully, both rock jacks were in and most of the junk poles had been cut in the past.

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