Recent Examples on the WebOne fairly cheap way is to use 1/4-inch hardware cloth cut in strips wide enough to overlap the bottom of the fence so it can be tacked securely and extend down into a narrow trench six inches deep. Rose Kennedy, ajc, 20 Apr. 2022 Exclusion might be as easy as plugging a hole with steel wool or blocking it with hardware cloth.oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2022 We were told to be sure to provide lots of ventilation, so made a coop that has an entire wall of hardware cloth.oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2021 They are best managed by setting up barriers such as covering the planting site with hardware cloth. Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021 Protect trees from bark-chewing animals by placing hardware cloth or other wire mesh around the trunk.oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2021 Patches of hardware cloth also cling to the bottom of the fence. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2021 Use this hardware cloth around garden beds and on top of bulbs, which will sprout right through it. Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 18 May 2021 Using hardware cloth with ¼-inch mesh, fashion a cylinder about 18 inches in diameter and 24 inches tall. Doug Hall, Good Housekeeping, 21 May 2020 See More