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i doubt it, they are whatever the same cheapass builder who failed to put rebar in my aunt's driveway, put in. it may have something to do with the differences in soil betw houston and dallas. Most every fence I've seen in dallas has metal posts, i always wondered why since i dont know of one that i've seen in houston.Quote:
Originally Posted by BMFScout
Wood fence posts anywhere but on the coast (Corpus, Beeville, Houston, etc) don't last as long because it's too dry is what Jimmy's fencing redneck buddy told me. The metal poles don't rust out as fast as they would in that climate, either.
John is an expert when it comes to fencing and drinking beer.
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Originally Posted by bburris
That is a theory, yes, but then why do they use wooden fence posts in midland, where it is drier then it would ever be in dallas...
because people in midland are stupid? Maybe it's so dry it doesn't get a chance to rot the wood? Maybe dallas is a mix of dry and wet and wreaks havoc on wood? Maybe this is the dumbest ****ing theoretical debate we have ever gotten into?
How about this, we (my dad) built the fence in our backyard in 1985 and the 4x4's are still going strong. However, the power pole up at our property has rotted twice in about 10 years. I think termites may have helped that out though. It was probably an 8-10" round pole.
Thinking about it now, it may have been 20 years ago that dad planted those poles, and he may have added on 10 years ago or so. Either way, I bet in 20 years the metal poles we sunk will still be just fine, regardless of how much water the back end of my lot holds. Up here when a new house is built they use cheap fence panels and throw up a wooden poled fence. The wind is probably what takes care of them more than the rotting. So when people replace them, I think upselling them to steel poles is pretty easy. I can't imagine the steel poles costing that much more, and it is a much sturdier fence.
My old man's metal fence is starting to rust out, it is 18 years old.
it's not cause i let the gate slam!!!!! It was zenner!Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyKarl02
Bump!
This time at Father Brune's house in Murphy, this weekend. Same agreement as last time, lots of beer and food for those helping. John the redneck neighbor will be there, barking out orders and sharing his views on life, liberty, etc. We're starting Saturday pretty early and will go through Sunday night. Come one, come all should be an awesome time.
Damnt! I would love to help out but I am heading down to CS for a ring dunk.
I already told Fred that I'm there.
BEANERS!
I'll get some pics together. This fence should be a monument to fences everywhere. Fence experts far and wide should come and document it so in the future they will know how to build fences....or something. Two days of 5 guys working, 3+ cases of beer, and we haven't even started hanging pickets yet.
Work? I was just there for the food...
Yes, the food was indeed worth it. Between the chicken spaghetti for lunch, the enchiladas and fajitas for dinner saturday, and the hoagies for lunch sunday and brisket for dinner, it was quite the feast all weekend. Between the food and the beer, it probably doulbed or tripled the calories we burned while building fence.
That sounds absolutely miserable. Bring them skillllz up here when you finish and help me rebuild mine. I'll pay for your lift ticket! :D
Well, here's a few pictures from the weekend. Jimmy has some funny ones on his camera, but here are the ones showing what a brick ****house of a fence looks like.
Here we are finishing up demo and post removal of the old fence.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...ence/fence.jpg
Here's a shot of how long the run is. 245ft if I remember correctly.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence1.jpg
Setting some poles after digging 48 or so fresh holes due to poles every 6ft, plus gates and such. Jimmy has some Auger pics. I never want to have to run a two person auger again.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence2.jpg
and more poles...
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence3.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence4.jpg
Here we are saturday laying out the mudboard and stringers for the pickets after attaching all the brackets and setting a couple more poles for the second gate.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence5.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence6.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence7.jpg
Here's a couple shots of when I went over tonight. Apparently John, the redneck neighbor, decided to finish the 6ft section by the house while we were at work today. Looks good so far and if you walk up to it and hit it with your hand, it sounds like you're hitting the side of a log cabin. F'n solid.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence8.jpg
Here's pickets laid out for the remainder. I guess we're going to try to do them by worklights this week.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...nce/fence9.jpg
Holy hell that's a bad ass looking fence. The bling bling $$ of wood fences.
who had the misfortune of operating the widowmaker?
Me, Jimmy, and Brett. It sucked ass as usual. Brett and I decided to rename it "The Silo" or "Barry Bagernath" It seemed funny at the time. Then again, we were probably a little high from breathing in the Honda 5 horse on the top of that *****.
I took care of the exhaust side of the auger for a while on Saturday. I think the high has finally worn off because I can feel the knot in my lower back now. Barry Badrinath took me for a ride...
That front section looks awesome, I might bring Stef out some evening this week to watch me help out and get that last piece cut out for the axle truss.
I took some fence shots, but looks like Fred has that covered. John the Redneck neighbor split his pants early on in the day so he fixed them with masking tape. I titled that piece, "The Bull**** was Stacked This High." Dad fell in love with these gloves. I tried to tell him they were Seth's as clearly marked on them, this was his response.
That fence is badass! Muy bueno!
Tell John he had good taste in shirts. (I happen to have the exact same one on, albeit in a size or two larger) :D
wow that is one bad ass fence!
why didnt you guys buy or rent (if that's possible) an auger for the kubota? I've built a fence that way before and it only sucks when your'e the guy that has to climb on top of it for dead weight.
This got things done for Saturday, I think Pa Brune was convinced of the need for a 3-point auger for the rest of the fence.
did you get to see his wiener?Quote:
Originally Posted by BMFScout
Oh man, That pic of papa brewknee just made my day. Not only does he have good tastes in gloves, but also sunglasses! BDR knows what I'm talkin bout.
Maybe hes a good judge of character too?
Seriously, if I could find those gloves anywhere I would buy about 10 pairs.
I just noticed there is a tag on them, see if you can at least get the brand for me? If it's not obvious already, I really like those gloves and would like more.
Was over at the parent's place this weekend. Here's pics of the finished product. Well, finished until it gets stained.
I like the double gate to keep the meter man away, too bad it wasn't there a few years ago
Its a locke system to keep the dogs from escaping!
The double gate is because Dad wants to relocate the pool filtration equipment to that area to cut down on noise by the pool when it kicks on.
Awesome fence...looks like the pefect inclosure to hide about 15 impalas!:gigem:
mom needs on of those to contain DotQuote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
My thoughts exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graystroke
Man I forgot how big that back yard is...
Can one of the Brune's PM me John the Redneck Neighbor's contact info? I have a coworker that needs some fence work done and figured I'd pass John's name to him.