• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Carla Burke
  • John F Dean
  • Timothy Norton
  • Nancy Reading
  • r ranson
  • Jay Angler
  • Pearl Sutton
stewards:
  • paul wheaton
  • Tereza Okava
  • AndrĂ©s Bernal
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
gardeners:
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • M Ljin
  • Matt McSpadden

How to repair netting?

 
Steward of piddlers
Posts: 5921
Location: Upstate NY, Zone 5, 43 inch Avg. Rainfall
2719
monies home care dog fungi trees chicken food preservation cooking building composting homestead
  • Likes 5
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Something did not appreciate my temporary fencing to allow my chickens to paddock shift and took the express way right through the netting.

I now need to figure out a repair.



What would be your plan of attack on fixing this hole?

I'm figuring I will utilize some kind of paracord and just create a 'web' from the existing broken knot points. Functional over pretty.
 
gardener
Posts: 1593
Location: Proebstel, Washington, USDA Zone 6B
989
3
wheelbarrows and trailers kids trees earthworks woodworking
  • Likes 6
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I've never done that myself. But my understanding is that it will be a lot easier if you have a net needle.



And this video shows how to use one:

 
Jeremy VanGelder
gardener
Posts: 1593
Location: Proebstel, Washington, USDA Zone 6B
989
3
wheelbarrows and trailers kids trees earthworks woodworking
  • Likes 4
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Since you are starting with a net, not creating a new one, this video is more apposite. Though it looks like the knots are basically the same whether you are repairing or making a new one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2IRJn5pwm4
 
Timothy Norton
Steward of piddlers
Posts: 5921
Location: Upstate NY, Zone 5, 43 inch Avg. Rainfall
2719
monies home care dog fungi trees chicken food preservation cooking building composting homestead
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Ohh fascinating!

I'm kind of amazed at the idea of net creation, I haven't appreciated it until this moment. I understand we have machines but this must of been done by hand for hundreds of years.

Thank you for the videos.
 
steward
Posts: 17407
Location: USDA Zone 8a
4456
dog hunting food preservation cooking bee greening the desert
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
While it might not be pretty though a quick fix would be an old piece of cloth and some tie wraps.
 
master steward
Posts: 13679
Location: Pacific Wet Coast
8034
duck books chicken cooking food preservation ungarbage
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Is that electric mesh fencing? If so, you need to consider that aspect when doing your repair!
 
Timothy Norton
Steward of piddlers
Posts: 5921
Location: Upstate NY, Zone 5, 43 inch Avg. Rainfall
2719
monies home care dog fungi trees chicken food preservation cooking building composting homestead
  • Likes 4
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Jay Angler wrote:Is that electric mesh fencing? If so, you need to consider that aspect when doing your repair!



Good thing to consider, I luck out with the fact that this is just a non-electric netting for when somebody is outside with the flock. It makes the repair hopefully much simpler.
 
Timothy Norton
Steward of piddlers
Posts: 5921
Location: Upstate NY, Zone 5, 43 inch Avg. Rainfall
2719
monies home care dog fungi trees chicken food preservation cooking building composting homestead
  • Likes 6
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I found some time and I managed to close up the gaps. I had some paracord available so I cut lengths and interlaced/tied them onto the existing netting. Had to cut out some of the old stuff that was damaged but it worked rather well.

It is not pretty, but it is functional!

 
Jay Angler
master steward
Posts: 13679
Location: Pacific Wet Coast
8034
duck books chicken cooking food preservation ungarbage
  • Likes 6
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
The original netting may have more UV stabilizers in the material than your replacement paracord, so I suggest you make a mental note to check it every three months or so. If the paracord has a "chalky" feel to it, I'd replace it if your goal is to avoid chasing chickens!
 
Jeremy VanGelder
gardener
Posts: 1593
Location: Proebstel, Washington, USDA Zone 6B
989
3
wheelbarrows and trailers kids trees earthworks woodworking
  • Likes 6
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Several weeks ago we were out playing volleyball. The net was broken in several places. I tied it together roughly, and remembered this thread. It's the sort of thing that one can do if one tries.
 
The only thing that kept the leeches off of me was this tiny ad:
Learn Permaculture through a little hard work
https://wheaton-labs.com/bootcamp
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic