How to Install a T-Post Fence

Building a permanent fence with vinyl or wooden posts takes hours to build and can cost hundreds of dollars. To contain an area for a short time or permanently with a much cheaper and simpler installation, you can install a T-post fence easily by yourself.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• T-post insulators
• T-posts
• 10- to 14-gauge high tensile wire
• AC fence charger
• T-post driver
• Measuring wheel
• Extension cord

1. Hammer a T-post with a T-post driver 1 to 1 1/2 feet into the ground. Make sure the top of the T-shape is on the outside of your fence (the area you're containing).

2. Hammer in a T-post every 40 feet around the perimeter of the area you are containing.

3. Place a T-post insulator on the inside of every T-post.

4. Unroll the wire around this perimeter. Tie the end to the first corner T-post where you start unrolling. Attach the wire into every insulator as you unroll the wire.

5. Hammer in another T-post 3 feet away from the fence. Hammer this T-post in an area along the fence that is closest to a AC 110V outlet. String an extension cord to this post from the outlet.

6. Hang the fence charger on the T-post. Wrap the ground wire from the charger to the T-post it's hanging on. Wrap the "hot" electric from the charger to the wire on the fence you just built.

7. Plug in the fence charger. Turn on the fence charger.