How to Protect Barbed Wire Fence Posts
How to Protect Barbed Wire Fence Posts
Barbed wire fences are frequently used as a security measure to keep people out of a restricted area. Barbed wire fences can be used to protect industrial areas, factories, farms and businesses. While barbed wire does help prevent people from scaling the fence, the fence itself is still vulnerable to compromise. The links of a chain link fence can be cut and wooden fences can be broken. The fence posts can be vandalized or damaged as well. Protecting barbed wire fence posts requires regular diligence.
Instructions
1 Use steel fence posts for the barbed wire fence since they are much more durable than wood, will not rot and are harder to break. If you have wooden posts, attach steel plates to each side of them to prevent the wood from being cut and to add strength. Plates can be attached by drilling them directly into the wood.
2 Light the posts at night with security lighting. The lighting should be positioned either high enough that a vandal cannot reach it or kept on the inside of the fence boundary.
3 Patrol the fence on a regular basis at night. Many places that use barbed wire fences also hire security guards and the guard should be checking the fence perimeter at least once an hour during a shift to make sure the fence and the fence posts have not been tampered with or vandalized.
4 Inspect the posts daily to look for signs of tampering. Rust should be scraped off as soon as it is seen and damaged posts should be replaced to keep the fence as secure as possible.
