Wire Fence Verification Checklist PDF

Full QC Checklist+

Verify layout/site inputs, line post (T-post) installation, H-brace construction, and wire tensioning/gates/maintenance.

✓21 Inspection Points

✓4 Verification Categories

✓Layout & Site Inputs+

Total fence length (and corner count) confirmed from an actual property survey or field measurement, not a guess
Property line and any required setback confirmed before setting the fence line
Utility locate service called (811 or local equivalent) before driving any posts or digging any brace-post holes
Wire type and spec (woven wire height, or barbed wire strand count/grade) confirmed against what the fence actually needs to contain or exclude
Soil type and drainage assessed at each planned H-brace location, not just at line-post spots

✓Line Post (T-Post) Installation+

T-posts driven to the full planned depth (not left shallow), with NO concrete used for line posts
T-post clips installed at every wire crossing, oriented so the wire is captured against the post, not just resting on the clip
Actual post spacing spot-checked across the run, not assumed uniform from the total post count alone
T-post studs/anchor plate oriented consistently per the manufacturer's guidance, typically facing the side under the most animal pressure

✓H-Brace Construction (Ends, Corners & Gates)+

Both posts of every H-brace assembly set to the full planned depth, plumb, before the horizontal brace and diagonal wire go on
Diagonal brace wire installed with the correct top/bottom staple orientation and properly tensioned with a twitch stick or inline tightener
Brace post setting method (tamped vs. concrete) confirmed as appropriate for the soil and load — not silently defaulted
Brace post lumber confirmed rated for ground contact (not just general pressure-treated), matching the full buried depth used in this takeoff
Every diagonal-wire SYSTEM (end, gate side, one side of a corner's double-H, or one direction of an intermediate brace) is installed as the full 2-loop pattern — no system gets a reduced single-loop wire
Every corner over roughly 20 degrees of direction change is built as a full DOUBLE H-brace — 2 rails and 2 independent diagonal-wire systems, sharing a single center corner post (3 posts total, not 4 separate posts)
Every intermediate 'pull brace' H-brace has 2 diagonal-wire systems (one per direction), not 1, since it sits mid-run and carries tension pulling both ways along the same line
On a long straight run, intermediate 'pull brace' H-brace assemblies confirmed at the planned locations, not just at the two run ends — spacing checked against the wire-type-specific interval (roughly 660 ft for woven wire, 1,320 ft for barbed wire)

✓Wire Tensioning, Gates & Maintenance+

Main fence wire tensioned to the manufacturer's/installer's recommended tension, not just pulled tight by hand
Gate hinges and latch confirmed rated for the actual gate weight and width, with both sides anchored to their own H-brace assembly
Any wire splices (where a roll ends mid-run) tied with a proper wire-specific splice knot, not just twisted by hand
Periodic maintenance (re-tensioning, clip/staple replacement, vegetation control along the line) planned for, not treated as a one-time installation

Inspection Notes+

Use the latest approved drawings, specifications, and site measurements.

Complete all critical checks before proceeding to the next work stage.

Record deviations and confirm rectification where required.

Inspection Notes

Use the latest approved drawings, specifications, and site measurements.

Complete all critical checks before proceeding to the next work stage.

Record deviations and confirm rectification where required.

Use it after collecting the project inputs and again before approving or closing the relevant work stage.

No. It supports verification but does not replace approved drawings, specifications, codes, manufacturer requirements, or professional inspection.