Chain link
Fencing made from wire woven into a diamond pattern and strained between posts. The cheapest way to enclose a large area, but easily cut or climbed.
Also called: chain link fencing, chainlink
Chain link is wire woven into a diamond pattern and supplied on rolls, then strained between posts. It is the cheapest way to enclose a large area and it remains the sensible answer for playing fields, reservoirs, allotments and agricultural boundaries.
It is a system, not a roll
The mesh carries no load on its own. A chain link fence needs straining posts roughly every 60m and at every gradient change, corner and end posts at direction changes and terminations, intermediate posts between them, and line wires top, bottom and middle that the mesh ties to. Eye bolts strain the line wire, cleats hold the mesh to the posts, and a ferrule winder tensions it off.
Its limits
Chain link can be cut with hand tools in seconds and the diamond weave is an easy climb. It is not a security fence and should not be specified as one — rigid mesh or palisade for anything that might be attacked.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is chain link cheaper than mesh panels?
Per metre, considerably. Over the life of a boundary that anyone tests, rigid mesh usually costs less, because chain link sags, gets cut and needs re-straining. Chain link wins on area and cost, not on service life.