We have a 10 foot section of picket fence that blew down because a post broke. I haven’t even looked in to replacing it because we didn’t have a dog and weren’t actively looking for one. Well a possible “perfect dog” just became available and would need the yard for exercise. We have a very large deck and patio where a dog can hang out, but it sure would be convenient just to open the front door. I’m wondering if a short section of woven wire fencing could be a temporary fix. The part that blew down included a gate, but we have another gate going to the driveway a few feet from the broken part. I’d love to get it replaced quickly, but anyone who has dealt with fencing companies knows that’s not likely to happen. Maybe we’ll luck out and a local handyperson can do it quickly.
I don’t know anything about this, but is the ten-foot section of fence that blew down intact? Could you replace the broken fence post (with some sort of kludgy solution) and put the broken section of fence back up?
It kind of is, but I wouldn’t trust it to stay up. I’d also have to get post hole diggers to dig up the rest of the post, which broke at ground level.
Some dogs can climb wire fences.
But - the bigger worry is the dog getting underneath the fence, which tends to be their weak spot.
Seconded. I’ve used $10 brown fence post from home depot and large black zip tie straps to bolster up several old post in my split rail fence (with woven wire). Its held up for 10 years like that and most people don’t notice it until I point it out.
I’ve had several friends dogs back there in my yard and none have gotten out.
Another temporary repair option might be metal fence t-stakes, they usually come in 5 to 7 foot lengths, have a t cross-section, one pointy end and a regularly spaced set of holes pre-drilled for stringing wire or zip-ties. You could buy two of these, drive them in at the diagonal corners of the broken fence post and then use them to strap the broken post back in place until a more permenant solution is found..
Perhaps use the remaining part of the fence post below ground level to support a new part above ground?
How old is this perfect dog? You could do a dog run for awhile.
Til fence people are found.
Only 10 months. I never would have expected a dog this you to be so calm. As long as neither of our cats totally freak out it sound work, and both cats lived most of their lives with a dog. We also have a dog park nearby, and I won’t be working after June 20. Maybe a patch job wouldn’t be too long a wait.
Dunno why I forgot about t-stakes. We had enough of them on the farm growing up.
Depends a whole lot on the dog. As does whether the unbroken picket fence would have held the dog.
How tall is the fence? What breed is the dog? Is the dog used to staying inside a fence? Does the dog jump? Does the dog dig? How sturdy, and how firmly attached, would the wire be? How sturdy, and how firmly attached, is the non-broken picket fence? (Maybe not very, if that part of it blew down.)
ETA: Congratulations on new dog!
Once a dog is well trained, all the fence needs to do is provide a visible boundary for the dog to respect. They’ll learn what’s their turf and what isn’t.
But for a brand-new puppy, you probably can’t take that for granted.
What about an invisible fence? I’ve never used one (actually I’ve never even owned a dog), but I know some people use them. Maybe you would just need to stretch a short run across the gap in the fence.
This bracket could be a possibility.
Right. Could you attach that to the fence post stump and secure a new fence post above ground?
If you go this route, get a proper T-stake sledge hammer. It’s basically a pipe that has one end capped off with handles. It just slides up and down on the post as it pounds it in.