I'm horse wire fencing a larger area of my back yard in, and on the corners I was going to do a double H frame both ways, but I read up that you really only need a double H for stretching fences that are ~160 feet or longer. Since none of my runs will be over that, can I get away with a good single H?
Also, how do you pin a double H at the middle post? I have one I am doing as a double to better support a long gate I am hanging. I'm not notching, I'm drilling and using 3/8" diameter 10" galvanized nails to pin the cross braces in place before stringing the wire diagonal. When doing a double H, I couldn't do this and place the cross braces at the same height due to the nail head on one side. I guess I could leave it sticking out both sides of the post and saw the head off, or offset the cross brace slightly. What would be better?
Also, how do you pin a double H at the middle post? I have one I am doing as a double to better support a long gate I am hanging. I'm not notching, I'm drilling and using 3/8" diameter 10" galvanized nails to pin the cross braces in place before stringing the wire diagonal. When doing a double H, I couldn't do this and place the cross braces at the same height due to the nail head on one side. I guess I could leave it sticking out both sides of the post and saw the head off, or offset the cross brace slightly. What would be better?