Şereflikoçhisar Chain Link Fence and Land Perimeter Systems

Three Forces That Wear Materials Down on the Tuz Gölü Shore

Şereflikoçhisar is one of Ankara's most distant districts and it sits on the shore of Tuz Gölü. What separates fencing work here from the other districts is the environment the material has to face. Three forces act at the same time: saline and alkaline soil, the wetting and drying cycle that comes with a dry climate, and flat land fully exposed to the wind.

When the three combine, a line that would stand for years without trouble in another region can tire far sooner here. Material selection therefore stops being a preference and becomes the main decision that sets the working life of the job. The sections below explain how to answer each of the three in turn.

Choosing a Coating for Saline and Alkaline Soil

Salt puts the protective layer on the surface of steel under accelerated strain. The question to ask here is not "which wire" but "which coating". The table below summarises what makes sense on each part of the line.

On the demanding sections, PVC coated chain link fence separates the steel beneath the coating from direct contact. On the upper runs, where contact is limited, a good quality galvanised chain link fence is enough. Rather than taking the whole line up to the most expensive solution, strengthening the section where the wear genuinely concentrates strikes a better balance.

The Post Base: The Weakest Point on the Line

On long runs the failure almost always starts in the same place: the point where the post meets the soil. That zone wets and dries in turn and salt accumulates there; the coating tires here more than anywhere else. The answer is built in two steps.

The first is pouring the footing correctly. Open the concrete hole at least three times the diameter of the post, and go to four times on corner and straining posts. Finish the top face of the concrete a few centimetres above ground level and fall it away from the post, so that rainwater does not gather at the base but runs off.

The second is choosing the post material to suit those conditions. Because the section in contact with the soil is what needs protecting, a concrete post is the solution that asks for the least maintenance on ground like this over the long run. If steel posts are to be used, it matters that the lower section never touches the soil directly and stays encased in concrete.

The same logic applies to the bottom row of mesh. The row nearest the ground both touches the soil and fills with grass, and when those two effects combine the wear accelerates. Holding the bottom row a few centimetres clear of the ground and keeping on top of weed clearance along the line is the simplest measure that extends life without changing a single material.

Straining and Bracing Layout on Fully Wind-Exposed Flat Land

On flat land with no relief and no trees, the wind loads the whole line at once. What decides the outcome here is not the individual posts but the way the run is tensioned as a whole.

• Do not leave post spacing at 3 metres; bringing it down to 2.5 metres reduces movement noticeably.
• Set a braced straining post every 30 metres; do not stretch that interval on exposed runs.
• One brace is not enough at corners; brace in both directions.
• Run tension wires at three levels, top, middle and bottom; a line strained at one level only will ripple in the wind.
• When working out post length, add 60-70 centimetres of burial depth to the fence height.

For businesses fencing seasonally, or thinking of moving the line later, a steel tube post gives a more flexible installation; but if it is going onto open plain, the straining and bracing layout is not the place to compromise.

Fitting 150 Kilometres Into a Single Shipment

Şereflikoçhisar is roughly 150 kilometres from our Ostim warehouse. That means sending material out a second time genuinely costs. Since delivery is charged in every case, getting the list complete first time matters here as much as choosing the product.

Work the quantities out in this order. Find the length of the line first: on a rectangular plot, 2 × (long side + short side). On a 500 metre × 400 metre holding that comes to 1,800 metres. Then take out the post count: (1,800 ÷ 2.5) + 1 = 721 posts. Next add the braces; two braces at each of the four corners and a straining post every 30 metres, that is 1,800 ÷ 30 = 60 straining points. The wire quantity is the length of the line itself, multiplied by the number of rows for barbed wire: 5 rows calls for 9,000 metres of barbed wire. Finally the fittings, tension wire and gates go on the list, with roughly 5% added over the whole lot for waste.

Gates and Access on Farming and Livestock Holdings

When you choose where the gate goes on a large holding, look at two things: which point gives the shortest route into the land, and whether there is enough flat ground there to manoeuvre. On a distant plot, a badly positioned gate means extra travel on every trip in and out.

Do not confuse the clear opening with the swing clearance the leaves need. 4 metres suits tractors and trailers, while 5-6 metres is a sensible range on main entrances used by combines and plant. For field and land entrances a field gate is the most practical answer; where the wind blows constantly, do not overlook leaving a tie-back point so the leaves are not thrown about when left open.

Gate posts are the hardest-worked elements on the line; they carry the weight of the leaf and the push of the wind together. Set them deeper than the intermediate posts, open a wider footing hole and brace them in both directions. Leaving a stop for the leaf to rest against when it is opened extends the life of the hinges as well.

Pricing, Site Survey and Installation Terms for Şereflikoçhisar

Shipments go out from our Ostim warehouse, and for a distance of roughly 150 kilometres delivery is planned within 1-2 business days. That timing is set once the loading order and the unloading point on the land are clear. Delivery is charged in every case; deliveries within Ankara are no exception to the rule. Because the distance is long, sending the full list in one go is the clearest saving available to buyers in the district.

Site surveys are free within Ankara and Şereflikoçhisar is covered. Measuring on site is particularly useful on large, sparsely settled holdings; once the real length of the line, the ground conditions and the gate positions are clear, the list comes out right first time. Installation is not part of our standard service; our teams attend projects of approximately 1000 metres and above. Since land fencing in the district usually runs beyond that figure, the condition turns into a genuine advantage here. Our prices include VAT.