Which Fence Should I Use?
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Choose the main application for a starting point, then read the relevant guide. Suitability depends on the animal or risk, height, openings, wire or section dimensions, supports, terrain, gates, exposure and the required project specification.
WFSA Fence Type Selector
What must I assess before selecting a product?
Identify the function: contain animals, exclude entry, demarcate a boundary, control access or provide temporary separation. Several objectives can apply at once and may need different details. A containment fence is not automatically a security fence.
Measure each run and opening. Check slope, soil, water crossings, wind, impact and public contact. Select corrosion protection from actual exposure and required service life. Include foundations, stays, connections and gate hardware.
The selector does not prescribe height, spacing, strength or a SKU. Obtain professional design for structural or high-risk conditions and confirm current applicable requirements. Economy range labels do not override a defined technical specification.
What fence should I consider for cattle?
Field fence or a designed smooth/barbed strand system may be considered. Check stock pressure, young animals, visibility, corners and handling areas.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for sheep?
Consider field fence or suitable netting with lower openings selected for lambs and the stock. Check base clearance, wool/limb entrapment, gates and predator risk.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for goats?
Consider a suitably specified field or mesh system. Climbing, pushing, horns and young stock change the choice. Do not select only from total height.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for horses?
Consider a visible, animal-appropriate smooth or mesh system after specialist assessment. Avoid entanglement and sharp-wire risks; general barbed or razor options are not a default horse enclosure.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for pigs?
Suitable specified netting or mesh may be considered. Assess pushing, rooting, base restraint and piglet openings; a Pig trade name alone does not prove containment.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for poultry?
Consider appropriate hexagonal netting or stronger specified mesh. Select openings for the smallest birds and assess doors, overhead escape and predator exclusion separately.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for birds / aviary?
Consider fine netting or suitable aviary mesh with species-specific opening and wire assessment. Include the roof, doors, toxicity/exposure questions and safe wire ends.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for game?
Consider a specialist game system using specified field fence, strands or other assessed components. Species behaviour, height, openings, gates and current approvals determine the design.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for jackal / predators?
Consider a designed netting or mesh perimeter with assessed base treatment, gates and top details. No material name or apron by itself establishes 100% exclusion.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for farm boundary?
Consider field fence, strand systems or appropriate mesh from stock, neighbour interfaces and security needs. Plan corners, gates, terrain and maintenance access.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for residential boundary?
Consider Wholeview, palisade or suitable mesh from access control, appearance and site risk. Check children, public contact, ground gaps and local requirements.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for commercial property?
Consider Wholeview, palisade or a specified mesh system. Assess intrusion risk, gates, exposure, pedestrian access and any detection or access-control integration.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for warehouse?
Consider an assessed perimeter and controlled gates, often using Wholeview or palisade. Loading yards and vehicles create impact and access requirements beyond the panel alone.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for factory?
Consider a specified physical perimeter matched to risk, exposure and operations. Chemicals, industrial pollution, vehicle movements and public interfaces affect materials and coatings.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for school?
Consider suitable mesh or Wholeview assessed for children, access and visibility. Entrapment, sharp tops, climbing features and emergency exits need careful professional review.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for estate?
Consider a continuous specified perimeter with coordinated access control, gates and maintenance. Assess terrain, drainage, visibility, public contact and environmental constraints.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for high-security facility?
Use a site-specific security design. Specified Wholeview, palisade or mesh may form the physical barrier; approved topping, detection and controlled access may be needed. No SKU alone establishes a security rating.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for temporary fencing?
Consider relocatable or suitably supported mesh for the actual site. Wind, public contact, vehicles, animal pressure and stability can remain demanding even for short-duration use.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
What fence should I consider for price-sensitive general fencing?
Consider actual Mzansi / Econo products where dimensions, loads, exposure and limitations fit the use. Do not replace a required project specification with an unconfirmed economy material.
Check openings and interfaces throughout the perimeter, not only the main material. Send your layout and requirements to WFSA for material availability and quotation.
How do I move from fence type to an order?
Write a material schedule with product dimensions, construction, finish, quantities, supports, accessories and required evidence. Resolve missing or contradictory specifications before ordering. Use current product pages or branch quotations for prices.
Count quantities from measured runs and approved design. Calculators estimate materials; they do not certify animal containment, security performance or structural adequacy.
Contact Centurion, Bloemfontein or George with the location, exposure, plan and intended use. Confirm branch availability and delivery arrangements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the selector choose one exact product?
No. It identifies material types and guides to assess for your application.
Is field fence suitable for every animal?
No. Openings, height, wire, construction and animal behaviour must be assessed.
Can barbed wire be a default horse fence?
No. Visibility, entanglement and injury risks require an animal-appropriate assessment.
Is Chicken netting automatically predator resistant?
No. Poultry containment and predator exclusion are separate objectives.
Does a tall panel prove high security?
No. The complete perimeter, connections, ground gaps, gates and assessed risk determine the system.
Is temporary fencing always low load?
No. Wind, vehicles, animals and public contact may require a demanding design.
Can I always select economy for a low budget?
Only where the actual specification and limitations fit the job; do not substitute for required project properties.
What should I send WFSA?
Application, location, measured layout, dimensions, exposure and any required design or technical schedule.
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Need help specifying the materials?
Send the fence type, dimensions, quantities, coating, drawings and site location. Contact Centurion, Bloemfontein or George for current branch availability and delivery arrangements.
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