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Rural & lifestyle block fencing
Beyond the city boundary the fences change: post-and-wire lines running over uneven ground, paddocks that need to hold stock, driveways that need proper entrances. Lifestyle blocks around Halswell, Tai Tapu, Lincoln and out across the Canterbury Plains all need the same thing — practical boundaries that suit the land and the animals on it.
Post-and-wire done properly
A good wire fence is all about tension, and tension is all about the strainers. End assemblies take the whole load of the line, so they get stayed and footed properly — this is where cheap fences fail first. Wires go up even and tight, battens spaced consistently, and the line follows the contour instead of fighting it. On Canterbury's stony ground, driving posts is often the sensible option where digging fights you the whole way.
How many wires and what spacing depends on what the fence holds: sheep, cattle, horses and deer all ask different things of a fence, as do dogs that need to stay in and pests you would rather keep out. Talk through what runs the paddock and the fence gets built for it.
Yards, lanes and entrances
Small blocks need working details more than long boundaries: a yard that funnels stock without a fight, a lane wide enough for the ute and trailer, gates in the right places. Getting these right at the start saves daily frustration. Entrances off the road deserve solid posts and gates that handle stock-truck visits and winter mud alike.
Repairs after weather and stock
Wind, floods and curious cattle all take wire fences down. Breaks get re-joined with proper knots and re-tensioned, broken posts replaced, and leaning strainers re-stayed before they take the whole line with them. Phone 03 349 0227 with the location, the length affected and what runs the paddock.
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