hardware cloth

Rigid metal screening

Hardware cloth is a sturdy wire mesh with a grid of welded or woven squares, used for fencing, pest exclusion, and protective screening.

Despite the name, it contains no cloth—the term recalls an older sense of cloth meaning any woven material.

We lined the chicken coop floor with hardware cloth to keep out rats.

gardening

raised beds

Elevated soil enclosures for planting

tree guard · rodent control · bed liner

mesh

galvanized

Stimulated into sudden activity

  • wovenInterlaced on loom
  • gridFramework of intersecting lines
  • wire meshInterwoven metal strands

gauge · metallic · lattice · netting · perforated · interlaced · meshwork · quarter inch · half inch · rust-resistant

fencing

enclosure

Confined, bordered space

coop · kennel · pen · corral · cage · boundary · perimeter · livestock · partition · animal enclosure

construction

masonry

Building with mortared blocks

screening

vent cover

Grille over air opening

gutter guard · window well · chimney cap · air intake

Categories
Opposites
mesh rigidity and openness

hardware clothchicken wire

Thin hexagonal metal mesh

plastic mesh · window screen · bird netting · fishing net

permeability/barrier function

hardware clothsheet metal

Thin flat industrial panels

metal plate · plywood · plexiglass · glass pane · metal sheeting

material composition

hardware clothcloth

Woven or knit material

fabric · textile · cotton cloth · canvas · muslin

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G