CatsCube Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hiya, Im poping out tomorrow to start costing up building my new run. Just wanted to check on what size holes are recomended for the mesh, whats to big and to small etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 i'd say they can't be too small but don't go bigger than about 1 cm x 2cm or thereabouts. Ours is about 1cm x 2cm and a little field mouse managed to get through the holes so i reckon the smaller the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 about 1cm x 2cm is the best size as that will keep garden birds out. If you have a roof as well of course! As Poet says, even that won't keep mice out because mice can squeeze through a hole the sizeof a pencil! .... and rats, through a space not much bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 If you look on the thread about my new pen,there is a link to the eBay listing where I got mine from, with pictures of it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockADoodleDoo Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 mine is 5cm by 5cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockADoodleDoo Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 at least mine will keep a fox out but mine is also 16g so it is pretty thick, if you use 19g i think that you need to keep the holes as small as poss, so it is stronger, but if you use 16g or less you should keep the holes at 5cm by 5cm or less. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Cinnamon wrote: If you look on the thread about my new pen,there is a link to the eBay listing where I got mine from, with pictures of it too [/color] I went to the link but the company must have been doing a one off on Ebay because they don't list it amongst the products they sell. Shame as it was a really good price Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Ebay is DEFINiTELY the place to go for Weldmesh. I don't know if this is the aame as Cinnamon's, I'll go and check hers out in a mo, but the seller I used is called Animal Kingdom This is a link to his Ebay store: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Animal-Kingdom_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm He sells all sorts of guages, mesh sizes, and lengths. If you can't find what you want listed, then contact him and he will list it for you. Service was fab, next day delivery. Smaller the mesh, the more expensive the product. The stronger the guage, the more expensive the wire. I bought 30metres of 16 guage Weldmesh, 1 inch x1 inch. It was £52.99 plus £9.99 postage. Their 19 guage was much cheaper, (£29.99 plus postage for 19 guage, 1x1, 30metres) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I got mine from here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALVANISED-WIRE-MESH-30m-36-1-x-1-19g_W0QQitemZ220135289596QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1269QQcmdZViewItem I live nearby so didnt have to pay postage. I think they do some green coated stuff where the delivery is free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Oies no problem, I have actaully found the best deal for me at B&Q as they do 10m rolls so I dont need to get loads that I dont need. plus they do 10m rolls of PCV coated mesh for £20. Now I just need to hunt down cheaper polycorbonate roofing, as ats working out the most expensive part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockADoodleDoo Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 you could try wickes we got most of our stuff from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 B&Q as they do 10m rolls so I dont need to get loads that I dont need. plus they do 10m rolls of PCV coated mesh for £20.. Are you sure its Weldmesh, not just garden mesh The stuff I saw in B&Q when we were looking was a bit flimsy, no good for keeping foxes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Its coated chicken wire not weildmesh. Im not fussed about it being fox proof as we dont have that problem. Their are no footpaths, fields, parks or allyways near me. So any fox would have to either walk right through the city and acrosss a lot of busy roads, and climb over at least 6 6 foot fences of all our neighbours gardens to get to ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
