Building a fence

[1st Gen]

The square pieces you're seeing are pieces of composite shingle that blew off my roof during the same wind storm that blew down the fence. It was a last minute thing and may actually defeat my drainage features.

The post I set over the portal to middle earth is a good 12 inches shallower than the rest of them. I'm a little concerned that use of the form on this particular post was a bad idea. I packed the dirt around it well and will test it after the cement has hardened. I can add material to strengthen it if need be. I still need to cut off the top those 12 extra inches so it matches the rest of the posts.

I have been using the string in the picture as a guide to keep everything straight. Today the wind was blowing and causing the string to bow a little. If the wind was a constant problem, I would have used survey stakes instead. This was easier, and it did work. I just had to be more careful.

I suppose this is the time to disclose that I've never done this before. I'm making it all up as I go along. Follow at your own risk.

[FE3-323]

work looks good to me. im new to this also but always interested in learning.

[1st Gen]

Using the forms turned out to be a bad idea. They just never did firm up enough. I filled up around the forms with soil and used a shovel handle to try and pack the dirt. When I realized that wasn't going to work, I dug out a foot or so down and poured another bag of concrete. They're secure enough now.

[FE3-323]

did the forms fully cure???

[1st Gen]

Oh yea. It's been a few weeks.

[1st Gen]

With the car project on hold, the fence gets the attention. It's not perfect, but at some point I just had to say "eF iT it".
What you can't really see in the pics is that I had to dig a bit of a trench in the ground to keep the tops of the boards level.

[FE3-323]

looks good enough to me!!!
any plans to paint/stain the wood?

[1st Gen]

looks good enough to me!!!
any plans to paint/stain the wood?

Thanks.
No plans as yet. I figure I'll give it a while to dry before I think about painting. It'll probably get tagged before the summer is over so at least several months.
Something else. I used a nail as a spacer between the boards so they'll have room to warp as they dry. Otherwise they might pop right off the rails.

[FE3-323]

dang, that kind of neighborhood eh?
paint it with some of that hydrophobic stuff. should make an easy cleanup then

[1st Gen]

It's not that bad. It's happened probably 3 times in the 13 years we've lived here. I guess I expect it now with all the fresh lumber. lol