Residential Concertina Wire Fences?

[rbattelle]

Recent events around my neighborhood have got me thinking about fencing. The property type, not he sword type.

Rarely do you ever see a residence protected by barbed wire; even less-so razor wire. I assume the major issues are aesthetics and liability.

Those issues aside, anyone ever considered building a concertina wire fence, or otherwise incorporating concertina wire into an existing fence? Seems like it would be a tremendously effective deterrent.

I'm not saying I'm going to do this. In fact, I know I won't be doing it on my current residence. I just wanted to talk about it.

-Ryan

 

[Tractorat]

I wonder what the liability would be if someones dog got caught up in it.

 

[BullyDogJason]

I wonder what the liability would be if someones dog got caught up in it.

or someones kid.

 

[Bill Lins]

Put the concertina at the top of a 6' or 8' chain-link fence & you won't have to worry about liability- any contact with it will be intentional, not accidental.

 

[fest3er]

Put the concertina at the top of a 6' or 8' chain-link fence & you won't have to worry about liability- any contact with it will be intentional, not accidental.

Not in today's litigious society where 'personal responsibility' means 'make someone else pay for my stupidity'. Even with a 10-12' tall fence.

 

[BullyDogJason]

^^ i agree with this. . any decent lawyer could make you at fault for injuries

 

[DennyDay]

^^ i agree with this. . any decent lawyer could make you at fault for injuries

He is right - - - I think I would consider moving if I needed that kind of protection - - Oh - Oh - Oh - - -THATS WHAT I DID!!! Oo. Oo.

No more Ohio

 

[PToombs]

Kinda funny that I saw this thread again today... ... I drove by a trucking terminal this afternoon and saw concertina wire on the top of their fence, it was about 6 feet to the top of the chain link. I could see the small razor like pieces on it. I thought of this thread and chuckled.