Thread: Fencing and Other Crap

Went right up to the sidewalk, gained a few feet of yard in the deal to boot.
Nice work, and interesting galvanized post set up. Never used that style of fencing up here.

Nice work Roy.
I too have never seen that style of post. Most of the fencing I have done in more recent times has been chain link. Solid wood fences often don’t stand up to the wind here.

My fencing skills aren't like yours Roy but this my old fence at the house I Had in Elliot lake, it was rotten and the planks kept falling out.



I pulled it down put new posts in, new horizontal stud and new planks. I then stained and weather proofed it.



In the UK we put about a 1 foot high gravel board between the ground and the bottom of the fence. it is basically concrete to stop the bottom of the fence rotting.



we also used larch lap instead of boards often.

That concrete footer would also keep dogs from digging under and keep the weed eater from tearing up the bottom of the boards.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Went right up to the sidewalk, gained a few feet of yard in the deal to boot.
Nice work, and interesting galvanized post set up. Never used that style of fencing up here.

Th posts were drilled and had a 1/2" plastic spacer install directly to the sidewalk. Then the concrete was poured around the post and was worked in.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Nice work Roy.
I too have never seen that style of post. Most of the fencing I have done in more recent times has been chain link. Solid wood fences often don’t stand up to the wind here.

Those posts are rated for a 70 mile per hour wind.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/PostMast...63-1/307938011

However it's never going to blow that hard where he lives.

Originally Posted by STF

My fencing skills aren't like yours Roy but this my old fence at the house I Had in Elliot lake, it was rotten and the planks kept falling out.

My 'Skills' are basically just doing what Carl wants done. He did all of the engineering, figuring etc. I got a kick out of him when he figured out how much concrete we'd need to pour that form. When it came up almost 10 90# bags he said "Is that right?" And he re-figured it and sure as s##t it was.

Those posts are rated for a 70 mile per hour wind.

Those won’t work here then.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Those posts are rated for a 70 mile per hour wind.

Those won’t work here then.

I can't like this! We get that much wind once in a great while but not often enough to worry to much about it.

I redid the front but need to do my side fence again. Getting close to 30 years old. The dang price of cedar has been so high the last couple of years. I shouldd check it again now.

I don't mix the concrete but pour it in dry around the post just like you would dirt. It sets up hard but not quite the hardness as if you mixed it. Much easier also!

I didn't mix concrete for my posts either.

I supported the posts upright and poured a bag of premixed stuff with stones in it and gave a it a good soaking with the hose, it went off enough to support the posts in an hour and the next day it was
in there forever so I could fill the hole back in and start building.

Originally Posted by 32t

The dang price of cedar has been so high the last couple of years. I should check it again now.

Carl was surprised to find that Cedar was more expensive than Red Wood! All of the horizontal stringer 2X4's and the 2X6's are redwood. The 2X2's and the 1X4's that aren't shown are also Red Wood.

Here's a pic of before staining and after on the 2X4's---