Fence Installation in Waverly Hall

For town lots the standard residential materials all apply, and the decision comes down to what the fence is for. Containment argues for chain link at the lowest cost, or aluminum where the fence will be looked at. Privacy argues for wood, and wood in this climate wants ground-contact rated posts and a plan for how water leaves the hole. Nothing about a small town lot changes the physics of a post in clay.

For land, the questions are about tension and corners rather than about panels. A wire fence is a system under load, and the components that carry that load are the end and corner assemblies. Getting those right is what determines whether the fence is still tight in ten years. Post spacing, wire type and brace design should all be part of the conversation before a price is given, because they are what the price consists of.

Ground here is Piedmont soil, and the same drainage rules apply as everywhere north of the Fall Line: gravel under the post, a footing wide enough to matter, and concrete crowned to shed water. On long agricultural runs many posts are driven rather than set in concrete, which is faster and works well in this soil, with concrete reserved for the corners and gates where the loads concentrate.