That's it. It's done. Here's what it took to construct 75' of 6' tall fence:10 fence post holes, each dug 10" in diameter and ~24" deep. 20 bags of high-strength concrete (80 lbs. each), mixed one- or two-at-a-time in a wheelbarrow. 10 4"x4"x8' PT hemlock fir posts, laid into the...
OK, this is the last fence post (rimshot!) for a while. I've got 3 of the horizontal rails cut and secured to the posts—so that means I've only got 17 left to go. At the current rate, I'll be done in ... a long time. In all seriousness, the first...
Since I put up the posts this last weekend, this is technically a post-post post. I've actually just removed the bracing 2x4s from the posts, so they're all free-standing now....
See, they hold the drills sideways in all the movies these days....
A lot of wood. I bought this today for the imminent fence project tentatively scheduled for this weekend. As luck would have it, I couldn't find anyone burly to accompany me to buy all this damned wood, so I spent 45 minutes hauling lumber down from the racks onto two...
I want to put 75' of fence across the back of the yard in order to separate us better from the unwashed townhomes behind us. Contrary to the picture, this will be a traditional wooden fence. I've got lots of helpful hints from around the office already, but has anyone,...
