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Fence is beautiful but I have always been told that city and county ordinances require the posts to be on the inside of the fence or as they say pretty side out. Would this depend on where you live?
If you don't have access to your fence for a vehicle to pull posts, consider renting a CHERRY PICKER HOIST from a tool rental place. This tool is used to lift engines from cars but can be pulled post to post, wrap a chain around the base and lift the posts straight up out of the ground. Think outside the box.
I wish my 2 neighbors would replace their fence sections. They are falling down. Both sections are owned by 2 seperate neighbors but none of them care its falling apart. I wish there was something I could do.
the alternating board is supposed to go on the other side of the fence .. sorry but yup, this way its a bidirectional appearance, or looks the same on both sides
I saw a builder on one of these HGTV shows make a guide rail on each post, then took the horizontal planks and just slid them down, kinda eliminating the need for a lot of nails and screws. But this is very nice. Love it.
I’m sorry it’s not too expensive. You’re paying for service and labor and materials. I would prefer to pay someone else to do the work for me. And they probably need the money.
Good job, but much more goes into your fence post installation than necessary.....well, for me anyway. Most also do not use concrete here....live on sand, and lots of tropical storms and hurricanes. When fence gets blown (it takes huge winds even without concrete) and leans, you will thank God you did not use concrete......even fence contractors say it's better on the beach not using concrete for wood posts.....to each their own because many will disagree, but are you living in an area like me? Have no issue whatsoever with rot at dirt line, maybe due to quick drainage.....Since 2000, have had numerous hurricanes and have set fence straight....the ones that used concrete, they snapped at ground level or even worse leaned like mad.....just try to straighten them up with concrete.....good luck. I'm back on the beach while the others are cryin' that didn't install properly on the beach.
Screws are better than nails. I'm looking to build my own fence too, but there's a few points of failure I saw in this build I would avoid doing. The nails and the way the boards are attached to the posts with brackets are things I would have avoided myself. I also do not feel great with the notches cut into some of the posts.
The tile floors aren't outdated. It's just not the "clean look" or a modern look, which I think will go out of style soon anyway. Changing furniture or wall color can make a difference.
The old posts looked like they were placed only 1 to 1.5 feet deep, - that's shallow, which may be part of the reason why they were leaning all over the place. The soil doesn't look like it had been stabilized either, but that is harder to tell from a video.
Will this work on terra cotta flooring? If I use Krud Kutter will that be enough. I t looks amazing I am thinking of doing white as we are on a beach is Puerto Rico. Can I buy this at Home Depot?
yes I believe so! We used krud kutter only for the cleaning and it worked great. Follow the instructions and I recommend doing two coats of the paint, and then dont forget about the top clear coat. You should be good! Jealous of your beach house!
