How to Install 4-Foot-Tall Field Fencing with T-Posts

Use a post driver to pound the first post into the ground at either a planned corner or wherever the fencing will begin at an existing structure. On this and every post installed, make sure that the nobs on the posts face outward. Check each post for plumb with a level, making adjustments as needed.

Stretch out the measuring tape until the next planned corner is reached or the tape is used up.

Pound the next corner post into the ground.

Place the posts on the ground, using the measuring tape to site them. In most cases, the posts for woven wire or field fencing should be about 10 to 14 feet apart; set them closer if there is a need for greater stability. Remove the measuring tape once all of the posts have been placed where they will be pounded in.

Stretch a string or light wire between corner posts, if desired, to serve as a guide that will ensure that posts are installed in a straight line.

Pound all of the posts for the first side into the ground.

Unroll the fencing, and rest it against the outside of the fence. Make sure the fencing is oriented correctly, with larger holes at the top and tighter weaving at the bottom, if there is variation in opening sizes.

Attach the fencing to the first corner T-post, beginning at the top. Wrap a wire clip around the back of the T-post, place the ends of the clip around the wire on either side of the post, and squeeze the ends of the wire clip to make tight fits around the fencing. Secure the fencing to the first post using four more clips spaced down the length of the T-post.

Stretch the length of fencing between the corner post and the next post with a fence stretcher for best results, or pull the fencing taut by hand and attach the fencing to the post using five wire clips.

Repeat this stretching and attaching until the entire side is completed.

Lay out the next side, and install any subsequent sides in the same manner as the first side.