Chain Link Fencing Wire is everywhere,
in various forms and widths,
demarcating our homes and businesses.

It protects us against intruders and shows us where we can and cannot pass. Most of all, it is the ultimate utilitarian divide. It's there, but it's not; a truly equitable alternative to its concrete or timber counterparts.

All things considered, chain link offers a different perspective. It defines and protects your space with a light, airy feel, while making your boundaries appear clean and tidy. It's also economical, quick to put up and to replace.

If you are new to building a chain link fence, we recommend that you read our following article, to acquaint yourself with the general process.

A combination of concrete gate posts, a custom built decorative gate, fabrication courtesy ECMIL, chain link, fence poles, fencing and barbed wire, will give your land an attractive, durable, finished construction, clean style and a substantial upgrade to your home security.

Of many traditional security measures
the most effective and long lasting
is the Barbed Wire Fence.

It was first patented in the United States in 1867 to Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio, who is regarded as the inventor.

However, Joseph F. Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, received a patent for the modern invention in 1874, after he made his own modifications to previous versions.

Barbed wire featured extensively in the development of the West,
in the US, due to its attractive cost, ease of installation and the effective role which the material played, in land demarcation and control of cattle and other herds of animals, previously allowed to
run free across prairies, boundaries, crops and dangerous terrain.

Its introduction quickly changed and instigated new legislation,
to protect rights of damage and loomed large in the security and expansion of the American railway network, keeping livestock
and robbers off the railroad tracks.

It was noted by one observer that,
"it takes no room, exhausts no soil, shades no vegetation, is proof against high winds, makes no snowdrifts, and is both durable and cheap."