Corner fencing strut question.

[Earthling#44-9a]

Gday, im putting up a chook fence using 2400mm x 125mm pine posts and 1800mm struts. Wire is black 1800mm chain mesh. 10m long fence in total.
Ive got one corner half way and rather then 'cut' the mesh for the corner, I was thinking for a neater look of just wrapping it around the post and continuing on to the next post(end). However, regarding struts for the corner, would you still put the struts in the direction of where the wire is coming and going as per normal? Or would you have to put a couple of struts inside the corner at say an angle of 45' to each other (inside the 90' corner) as the fence will pull towards the inside rather then towards the end posts?
Thoughts?

[seriph1]

WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!!!!

The tension will try to pull the post over at 45 degrees in my opinion..... There is still tension created by the fence itself, so struts/bracing will need to be in 3 places. Along each fence line and one coming into the yard at 45 - Hope that makes some kind of sense

[Earthling#44-9a]

Mmmmmm...thats what I was thinking tension wise. Would two posts at 22.5 degrees either side of the 45 degree of the inner 90 degree make enough support? Does that make sense!?

Oh and thanks for the welcome.

[seriph1]

it does, but I am thinking that this solution would be fine once the whole thing is in place and all tensions are balanced .... in real life, this may not be so straightforward, with different strains on both sides etc.

[Earthling#44-9a]

Too true.
I will go the tried 'ol method and cut the wire. Seems the easier option rather then 3 struts.
Thanks for your help.

[Vernonv]

Can't you just put 1 strut in the corner half way between the angle of the two sides?

This is how we do farm fencing (or we put 1 strut parallel to each side). Or am I missing something.

[Earthling#44-9a]

Can't you just put 1 strut in the corner half way between the angle of the two sides?

This is how we do farm fencing (or we put 1 strut parallel to each side). Or am I missing something.

reading my questions days laet i think i may have been thinking tooooooooooooooooo hard.

The first method you mention would be good, however if one side pulled a bit more then the other, the middle support would not be enough to hold the corner post from moving. The second option you mention is the tried and true method and the one I ended up doing.

[Vernonv]

... however if one side pulled a bit more then the other, the middle support would not be enough to hold the corner post from moving.

This is only really an issue if the fencing is fixed to the post. If however the fencing is "free running" (i.e. it can slide around the post) then it will equalise the force from either direction.

Just the other week, I had a rather large grey kangaroo push through a fence about 20 metres from a single stayed corner. He used so much force that it broke the gripple that was securing the wire to a gate post 30 metres on the other side of the said corner post. The corner post did not move.

But you've got it sorted, so I quite rambling now ...