Buying Guide for DIY Netting Projects

The team at Crackpots can help you with your DIY netting project – whether it’s a cat run, chook pen, enclosing your veges or even covering a dam, we’ve got a netting option that will work for you.

Different Types of Netting & suggestions for projects they are suited to

4 ply netting
1¼″ mesh · 4 ply

4 ply netting

4 Ply netting is ideal to use for any temporary jobs – throwing netting over a vege patch, or a fruit tree.  Its not designed to be permanently installed.

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6 Ply Netting
1 ¼” 6 Ply

6 Ply Netting

6 Ply netting is a great choice for when you’re wanting to really get in and build a permanent set up.  Our 6 Ply netting is UV stabilised, can be installed under tension & will last for years.  Great for keeping cats in, chooks in and birds (even the small ones like silve eyes and green eyes) out.

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9 ply netting
3” 9 Ply

9 ply netting

9 Ply netting is your go to netting for covering ponds, and smaller dams.

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15 Ply Netting
6” 15 Ply Netting

15 Ply Netting

15 Ply Netting is stronger and has a much more open mesh.  Its suited to covering a large area like a dam and works well for keeping bigger birds like pelicans and other sea birds out.

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30 Ply Netting
2” 30 Ply Netting

30 Ply Netting

30 Ply netting is thick and tough.  This is perfect for using in applications like sports netting or containment netting.  So think indoor cricket or soccer and the like.

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Then work out the hardware that you’ll need for installation.

TIP – We recommend threading either cable or nylon wire around your net before attaching it, instead of attaching cable ties or flex links directly to the netting. The cable will spread the tension across the whole piece of netting, where as cable tying directly to the net will focus the tension & stress on a single mesh.