Purpose of chain-link tension bar
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Purpose of chain-link tension bar
The fence installer simply wrapped the fabric around three of the corner posts rather than attaching a tension bar on either side of the corner posts. This means that about 500' of the 550' fence is one connected fabric with tension bars only at either end. The fence is stretched properly and tied to the top rail and line posts. Are tension bars at the corners really necessary?
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I'm not sure how to answer. The posts were pounded 3 feet deep into the soil and cut to a fixed 5' height off the ground. The fabric was tied with wire to the top rails.
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I can't say yea or nay...but I have never, ever seen it done that way.
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Well, reasons? Off the top of my head and no clue whether they are valid ones. If a section is damaged, way easier to replace with bars used IMO. Possible direction of stress on the corner pole? Pulling on the adjacent angles vs the back? (I'm not going to try to do vector analysis on it) Stretching a 125ft section will give better results and a tighter fence without distortion or damage, than trying to pull all 500 ft at once. It's late for me...but those are just three. Better question to his answer is why does everyone else do it that way that you've ever seen. Why does every instructional video and guide tell you to do it that way? Why does every reputable fence supply say to do it that way? Not like they're making a killing off one extra tension bar per corner.
I know why HE does it that way...less work...period...end of story.
I know why HE does it that way...less work...period...end of story.
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I know why HE does it that way...less work...period...end of story.