Natural bend (crown) should always be facing up in all construction. You can see a few spots through the fence that are wider, it’s because the lower board the crown is facing down.
@dunaiden9858 because u can see the difference 😂. It looks awful esp on such a easy fix. Some of the gaps are wider because he didn't face the boards correctly
@@dunaiden9858 Consistency in construction matters. Same as building a wall, crown should always be facing the same way. The boards weight will flatten the crown over time, but if crown is facing down it will become more pronounced as it hangs.
@@enchantedmountain5354 You need to grow some balls and tell them it's wrong and disrespectful to be using your property you should put stuff there so they get the message.
Don't worry, with those unsealed cuts and dry pour cement which maybe didn't even get watered, I'm sure they only want it to look nice until the check clears.
How would they gap to 1/2 inch if they are sitting right on top of each other? This isn’t a fence or deck where the boards were nailed in place.. They are just gonna fall down and stay right on top of each. I’d be more worried about how much the boards are gonna warp when they dry.
I use accordion faux leaf walls w/ tall shepherds hooks w/ black zipties. The hooks have double hooks. Easier to connect. I double them up. Great privacy wall between porches. The hooks go up to 96”, but I keep them at 6-7’. I also used a super strong fishing line to hook to porch posts so the wind wouldn’t make them lean. We gotta do what we gotta do! 😂
It looks really nice. Looks solid but I suspect the weight of it may cause issue's in time. Maybe better to have the strong posts into cement and the horizontal boards a thinner and wider selection. My dad did all his own fences many year's ago and they didn't budge!
Will work but not recommended. Posts need to be set into the ground for a fence. What you described is good for something like a deck where you have lateral support at the top of the posts. On a fence it comes from the posts being 4 feet in the ground. I really hope you used steel bases with a long sleeve on it that go at least 6 inches up the post. Still won't be as strong as this fence.
@@nowerries i believe youre exaggerating the difference or misunderstanding their response. a good 1.5-3ft bed of properly mixed concrete not just pouring in cement will work wonders. and metal shoe that the post connects about 5inches or so into is never snapping at that joint. its about mass and size of foundation, not JUST length. on that note, their foundation is too shallow in the video. putting wood directly into the ground is fine, it can last 10-25years depending on your concrete mix and whether you have drainage gravel underneath
Traditional fencing works, though. This contraption is all show and uses a lot more wood. Dry packing post holes is nowhere near as strong as mixing it with water first, and that's a lot of material being held in place especially at that height...the posts would need a pretty deep hole depth. Also, the bottom is questionable...especially around the post. Replacement probably in 12 years. The horizontal boards will be very wavy after 30 days and the screw spacing will make it look worse.
@@BugJuiceFlavor you hit the nail on every point. Hopefully those holes are deep enough. Didn't look to wide either. That fence is pretty high and heavy with the solid fencing. That's a lot of weight. I think a board on board would have been a better idea. As the wet pressure treated wood dries and shrinks it would still hide any gaps
All construction critiques aside, this is a weird thing to build. It doesn’t run the length of the property or the yard or the porch, it’s absurdly tall when the fence next to it is only 3-4 ft, it looked like you only used 1 60lb bag for each 6x6 which does not seem like enough for how tall those are, it stops partway up the yard. I just keep wondering what’s the point
I've seen this more and more recently I would feel better knowing I mixed the concrete properly but that's just me I've heard people say they get good results doing it this way
If anyone takes the time to do this beautiful wall make sure to leave 3-6 months for that wood to dry I. A temperature controlled environment if you can. It should help the wood from bowing and crowing. And seal It after a season!
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thats what I have here in south Louisiana/hurricane country as it allows the wind to go through instead of pushing down. Mine cities worst hurricane in the last 50yrs, "Ida" didn't move my fence of course I cheated by bolting my fence to a 18'x33' fire pit awning that is bolted to my 16'x24' carport so the hurricane pretty much has to push them all down since they are all against each other so baring a tornado my fence ain't going nowhere.
Personally I think the fence is beautiful. It serves its purpose well. As to the negative comments from"everyone is a carpenter" regarding how it was built...ya, it may have flaws and yes it may not be to code but you cannot disagree that it looks great. The design allows for a quick fix a few years down the road if the boards twist real bad but even if they do it will add character
Totally agree. Just dumb… my wall is better than your wall. Probably armchair “carpenters” who just like to talk smack about other’s efforts. Dude’s results are NICE!!
Ok. Ok. What wasn't included was the total cost. Lumber & man-hours. Then instead of a cute tiktok clip you'll realize if it was worth the "few years". But if your neighbor is that annoying then yes maybe it's worth it.
I like how the boards get so wavy after only being installed for a few days. If the wood grains are opposite the 1/4 bend gets exaggerated with the next board.
If they made the horizontal boards with tongue and groove joinery it probably wouldn't have much wave. That'd probably be more effective than them undoubtedly having to add a middle 2x4 in the future.
Treated lumber is awful for a finished product. It is so wet from the lumber yard something like this will warp in days as it starts drying out; especially at those spans.
Instead of pounding them in on an angle, forcing it to fit where it doesn't fit.. cut one slot deeper so you can easily angle the boards in, then tap in a spacer block to fill the gap.
A router bit would likely get scorched after doing one side, that's a lot of material. They probably marked the cut out area, used a circular saw on a few passes, and then dug out the remaining material with a chisel.
Too bad it's wood. That small lip holding the boards will not hold them after they shrink. It will break apart around the screws and boards will fall. You can add some trim board to fix it, running them top to bottom.
You shorten the life of it a lot by putting the wood into the ground. You should have metal anchoring in concrete and fastening the wood in the metal part. It would longer the life length with decades…
For a fence? Definitely not pouring footers for a fence. That fence acts as a sail. You need some serious anchor to withstand even a 15mph wind. The anchors you speak of cannot do that. Always bury fence posts past Frostline. Deck posts on footers that are past Frontline.
Ist landscapers Concrete IT can be Mixed directky in the hole Like that ...or there are even Options wich you Just pour and IT draws the moitsture from the ground arround
@@bjorn-e.t.6198the moisture from the ground isn't going to get to the inner part, it'll remain dust and only maybe harden slightly. Mix it, that's a lot of load and a tall height. That spacing won't do anything to the wind, it's 1/4" at the most so the fence will act like a sail.
@@potatoface01So much so that the average working class family can't afford to buy a house there. Just a rented flat in a musty old building with tiny rooms and old wiring and pipes. Sounds awesome.
@@JonathonTaylor29 bets on a circular saw after the line was marked. I don't wanna think about how many router bits would be sacrificed eating through that.
I would probably put some composite board on the very bottom to make it last longer, and definitely paint or stain after the first year.. that said, definitely way more expensive... Those deck boards would cost in the neighborhood of $60+ up to a height of 6', plus the 6x6's and concrete. If money isn't an a problem, it definitely looks great and is totally customizable for height. I would be curious how you would do this on a slope though... Maybe a wider board on the bottom cut at an angle so the bottom side matches the slope while leaving the top level?
Set your post level Fill your hole with water. Then dump your bag a concrete. And then you're a second bag. As you go filling, it, tap it down with the small end of the shovel. 23 years and my fence is still standing. No movement in the posts
What everyone is saying is that when the boards dry out they're going to shrink up about a quarter of an inch so by the time each board shrinks up a quarter you're going to have a half an inch of gap between the boards which will give you plenty of airflow.
Really like that, great build! Using treated wood sucks for many reasons, numero uno being warping when it dries, which it always does. Id like to see what it looks like a few years down the line.
I wish i could have my privacy fenced built this tall the one in my yard only 7ft or 8ft no taller because we do have some busybodies on the other side ..
Thing about fences is you share it with your neighbours you can’t just put up a fence without consulting your neighbour because the fence sits on the property line between the two homes. Unless you build the fence slightly into your property.
Looks like it may be nice, but I don’t support the thieves who over charge 2-3x’s the actual worth for that lumber. Maybe if more people refused to be ripped off we could actually bring lumber prices down.
In Costa Rica they build homes like that, but they have concrete posts with grooves and prefab concrete panels that slide in. The interior and exterior walls are done the same way, then they come pour the floor. It's cheap and pretty quick, in a week they go from a clear spot to having walls and the floor done, and the whole thing can be done in 2-3 weeks including the metal roof with steel holding it up. Later people put in tile or whatever to finish it and they have some cheap ceiling options that kinda snap together.
4 sections of privacy? This is some weird super targeted privacy. Your whole fence is 4 ft and open. Why do only 4 sections privacy? Do your neighbors not walk. Can't they just peak around the fence...
Actually pretty damned cool, No zillion screws to split the shit outta everything,, The only part I'm worried about is,,, Where can I stumble across a couple few grand?
