For most
installations, we recommend a style known as the Horizontal or H-Brace.
After setting your corner, end post or gate post in the ground at
the proper depth for your soil condition, measure 8’ down the fence
line to locate where your brace post should be placed. Once it is
securely placed, set your horizontal rail, half way between the planned
location of your top two strands of Braid (see diagram). Drive a spike
through the back of the posts and into the horizontal rail. Leave
the spike to protrude 1/2" at the back of the brace post to hold
the brace wire. The spike should go through the brace post and penetrate
at least 3" – 4" into the horizontal rail.
If your
corner, end or gate post is large in diameter, you may want to pre-drill
a hole for the spike through the post and into the end of the rail.
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