One Handy DeWalt Tool Is A Game Changer For Fencing Projects, According To Buyers

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When looking to construct one of the best fence options for a backyard garden, a mesh-like woven wire fence attached to wood posts is a popular choice. These fences are great for keeping larger pests out of the garden, and can protect pets inside the yard as well. Manually securing the woven wire to the wooden posts however, can be quite arduous, as you need to drive fencing staples into the wood with a hammer. This involves quite a bit of muscle power and requires placing the staple at just the right angle. When securing the lower part of the fence, in particular, you have to bend over and swing the hammer near the ground, which can be uncomfortable and put pressure on the lower back. It's also easy to hit your fingers while trying to hold the staples in place.

If you want a woven wire fence but are dreading the stapling aspect of the job, you may want to check out the DeWalt 20V Cordless Fencing Stapler ($629). This tool drives 1½-, 1¾-, and 2-inch staples from DeWalt (which we previously named as one of the best brands of power tools). Although having a battery-powered tool sounds like a game-changing idea for simplifying the process of building a woven wire fence, this product is expensive. Is it one of the high-end DeWalt tools worth splurging on, though? To find out, we took a deep dive into customer reviews, paying close attention to what others had to say about the usefulness and quality of this battery-powered fencing stapler.

Most of the customer reviews we found say this DeWalt tool performs as advertised, and greatly simplifies building a woven wire fence or a deer fence. Customers at Home Depot's website give a 100% rating for whether to recommend the product to a friend. YouTube reviewer Staveness Homestead Maker reviewed the DeWalt tool and is a big fan, stating, "I don't know how I ever did any fencing without it ... It saves so much time."

One reviewer appreciates not having sore fingers after using this power stapler: "I usually hit my fingers while attempting to hold and hammer the staples in my hand. Being cordless means I can use the stapler anywhere on the farm without working about an outlet or air supply." Despite the high cost for the tool, another reviewer said it paid for itself through a more pleasant and faster fence installation experience.

Although most of the reviews of the tool were positive, not all of them were. One Amazon reviewer mentioned the cordless stapler did not drive the staples deeply enough into the post: "You still have to come back with a hammer and finish driving them tight." It's worth noting though, that the proper way to staple woven wire involves keeping the wire slightly loose under the staples, allowing the metal to expand and contract in changing temperatures.