Specifications include, but are not limited to: Top-Rail Fence Cedar posts shall be vertical, sturdy, dirt packed solid and in straight alignment with the fence on each side. Cedar posts shall be spaced on a maximum of 10-foot centers. They may be closer together depending on existing posts in some locations, ground conditions, rocks, terrain, H-braces, gates, etc. Cedar wood posts shall be notched at each end of the rail a minimum of 1 inch, the lodgepole top rail placed on the notch, and the top rail secured with 8-inch spiral or ring-shank nails drilled and driven through each end of the rail into the wood post. Lodgepole rails must be drilled for the nails, so they do not split on the ends. Similarly sized ends of the rails should be matched together at the joints The center of each top rail shall sit on top of a cedar wood post and be nailed with an 8-inch timber/log landscaping screw. The top of all wood posts shall be cut off flush with the top of the lodgepole rail. All treated wood posts shall be set plumb (vertical), in complete straight alignment with fence lines, unless fence is curving, dirt packed solid around wood posts and be sturdy. All completed fences shall be in straight alignment, taut and solid at all points. Barbed wire spacing, from ground up, shall be 16 inches, 10 inches, and 12 inches. Barbed wire must be stretched tight with similar tension on all strands, shall not sag or be loose in any areas, and shall not be twisted between posts to tighten strands. Barbed wire shall be placed on the side of wood posts farthest away from river. Each barbed wire strand shall be stapled to each wood post and staples shall not be driven in tight such that they bend or pinch the barbed wire. A total of 12 steel gates (12 feet in length) will be installed. All gates will be constructed and attached securely. Each corner on the wood top rail with 3 strands barbed wire fence will have two double H-braces. Double H-braces consist of 3 cedar posts spaced 5’ - 6’ apart with 2 wood post (treated or untreated) horizontal braces placed between notched posts with an X-style twisted tight, smooth wire tie between two wood posts. The X wire tie shall be crossed above and below the horizontal brace such that the wire holds the brace in place when twisted tight. The horizontal cross brace shall be placed low enough so that a lodgepole top rail can be nailed to the top of the wood posts at a height of 46”. H-braces shall be vertical, sturdy, dirt packed solid and in straight alignment with the fence on each side. Fence Materials for Top Rail Fence The materials needed to construct the fence are listed in the table below. The contractor is ultimately responsible for supplying all materials necessary to construct the fence to the specifications described in the bid. Once the fence is built and payment is made, all fence materials become the property of the UDWR.
