Freestanding Dog Barrier
Flexipanel style freestanding dog barrier kits. Suitable for your yard, as temporary fencing or even a gate. Portable dog pen kits and lighter plastic options available.
Product Information
General | |
Delivered as | Flat packed panels with all accessories included |
Packaged in | Shrink wrapped in plastic |
Manufactured in | UK |
Pack contains | Panels, spiral panel connectors |
Ease of installation | No experience required |
People required to install | 1 |
Specifications
Construction | |
Material | Galfan coated steel (Zn + Al alloy coating, equivalent to 3x galvanised) |
Coating | PVC (poly-vinyl chloride) |
Mesh construction | Welded |
Mesh size range | 75mm x 75mm |
Wire thickness range | 2.7mm (3.2mm with PVC coating) |
Height range | 97.5cm – 150cm |
Length range | 1m – 10m |
Weight range | 2.7kg – 28kg |
Appearance | |
Colour | Grey |
Aperture shape | Square |
Blends into environment? |
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Can be painted? |
– with spray paint
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Handling | |
Rigidity | Heavyweight |
Cut with | Heavy duty wire cutters / bolt cutters / hacksaw / grinder |
Bend with | Heavy duty pliers |
Gloves required? |
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Durability | |
Lifespan | ~120 years |
Resistance to | |
Corrosion | Excellent |
Abrasion | Good |
Chemicals | Good |
Standards
Conforms to | Explanation |
BS EN 10244 – 2:2009 | Inner wires are Galfan Coated (95% Zinc / 5% Aluminium) in accordance with BS EN 10244 – 2:2009 (Class A). |
BS EN 10245 – 1:2011 and BS EN 10245 – 2:2011 | Inner wires are coated with organic polymer powder coating (grey) which complies with BS EN 10245 – 1:2011 and BS EN 10245 – 2:2011. |
BS EN 10218 – 2:2012 | All wires used in the manufacturing process have a tensile strength between 540 – 770 N/mm², as specified in BS EN 10218 – 2:2012. |
Pack Includes
Items | Included? |
Mesh panels |
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Spiral panel connectors |
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Extra spiral panel connector (to use as modular extension) |
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Fixings to wall / wood / other fencing |
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Recommended Applications & Uses
Residential applications | |
Garden |
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Camping |
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Indoors |
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Industrial applications | |
Parks |
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Dog shelters |
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Animal proofing | |
Dog proof |
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Dog deterrent |
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Very small dogs (chihuahuas, yorkies etc.) |
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Energetic dogs (keen to jump, dig or paw) |
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Assembly Instructions
To Do | Explanation |
Step 1 – Preparation |
Unpack the barrier kit and count all of the parts. You should have the same number of panel connectors and panels. |
Step 2 – Connect panels |
Connect the panels by twisting the connectors down the joints. |
Step 3 – Connect all joints |
Repeat Step 2 to connect all joints. |
Step 4 – Fold down wires |
To make the structure safer for your furry friend(s), fold down the top of the spiral connector so that no pointy wires are poking out of the top of the fence. |
Step 5 – Adjust length |
The panels can now be readjusted to be freestanding. 1m length of foldable fence can be achieved by:
NOTE: Smaller or bigger angles can be used as long as the barrier is freestanding, and depending on the area you’d need to fence in. |
Step 6 – You’re done! |
You can let your canine out and watch them enjoy their freedom safely from behind the free standing dog barrier. 😀 |
Use as extension
To Do | Explanation |
With the extra helical connector, you can attach one kit to another to create custom lengths of free standing barriers with ease.
NOTE: You can use the same technique to attach the kits to most types of wire mesh fencing as well. |
Use as fencing
Explanation | |
These kits are also suitable to be used as easy-to-install regular fences, but for this, it would be necessary to attach them at both ends. How to attach to different materials:
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Reuse as required
To Do | Explanation |
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You can use this kit as a temporary barrier and fold it up whenever it’s not required. You can even take it camping with you and create a portable enclosure in case your canine is not very keen on escaping. Example installation of a similar temporary pen can be found here. |