Roof Failures to Fence Success: Overcoming Two Homestead Nightmares

After another round of sealing under these metal overlaps, we finally decided I needed a break from roof drama. That’s when we headed back to the fence project. If the roof has been the bane of our existence, the fence has felt like a small victory every time we tighten a line or clear away one more mess of brush.

Full forum post - https://forum.oldwayon.com/threads/leaky-roof-stubborn-deer-and-a-fence-that-holds-old-school-solutions-for-homestead-challenges.296/#post-333

The plan is seven strands of electric wire, with alternating hot and ground lines so that even in dry weather, an animal touching two wires at once will get a proper jolt. It’s practically an old-school approach to “hi-tensile” fencing that many homesteaders have used for decades—arguably simpler and stronger than cheaper net fencing that deer can jump or push through.

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