Hot Dip Galvanized

It is a welded wire mesh panel: straight steel wires laid in a grid and resistance welded at every intersection, with a hot-dip galvanized finish. Hot-dip galvanizing immerses the steel in molten zinc, which leaves a protective zinc coating on its surface. The zinc protects the steel against corrosion, so the mesh keeps working in harsh outdoor conditions.

The category has 20 combinations of mesh opening and wire thickness:

• 1" x 1": 12 GA, 10 GA and 8 GA
• 2" x 1": 12 GA, 10 GA and 8 GA
• 2" x 2": 12 GA, 10 GA, 8 GA and 6 GA
• 3" x 1/2": 12 GA, 10 GA and 8 GA
• 3" x 1": 12 GA and 10 GA
• 3" x 3": 10 GA, 8 GA and 6 GA
• 4" x 1": 12 GA
• 4" x 4": 10 GA

The gauges convert as follows: 12 GA (0.106"), 10 GA (0.134"), 8 GA (0.157") and 6 GA (0.197").

1. Decide what must stay in or out. Small animals and hands need a small opening such as 1" x 1" or 2" x 1".
2. For a panel that is hard to climb, choose the narrow 3" x 1/2" opening.
3. Where the view should stay open, choose 3" x 3" or 4" x 4".
4. Choose the wire: 12 GA for light work, 10 GA for general cages and guards, 8 GA or 6 GA for heavy guards and grills.

• Animal enclosures, dog runs and pens.
• Machinery guards and safety partitions, indoors and out.
• Window guards and security grills.
• Cages, lockers and storage enclosures.
• Garden and farm projects that stay outside all year.

Steel left bare rusts quickly outdoors. The zinc coating of hot-dip galvanized mesh shields the steel from rain, humidity and condensation, which makes it the finish to choose for outdoor, agricultural and industrial use. For indoor work where a copper look matters, our Copper Washed mesh is the alternative.

Welded mesh panels are made in five stock sizes: 4' x 8', 6' x 12', 6' x 3', 6' x 4' and 7' x 12'. Other dimensions can be made to order on request.

1. Cut the panel just beyond a cross wire with bolt cutters or an angle grinder.
2. Touch up cut ends with zinc-rich paint to keep the corrosion protection.
3. Fix the panel to wood posts with fence staples or screws and washers.
4. Fix it to steel posts or frames with clips or U-bolts, or weld it in place and paint the weld.

Fenceweb delivers to every US state and to Canada. A size without a price on its product page is sold on request. For farm, fabrication or project quantities, ask us for a quote.