Good call on the fence supply. Put in an offer today, fencing off the next door neighbor and making the outside fence look nice will definitely be the first project
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Good call on the fence supply. Put in an offer today, fencing off the next door neighbor and making the outside fence look nice will definitely be the first project
did I miss the thread about the house?
cleverly hidden in the "ultimate shop" thread
Another tip that I learned from my local fencing guy is to use landscaping timbers instead of 4x4s (if you're going wood). Cheaper and last better.
good call...are the cross ties treated or cheap?
They are treated. I think they're cheaper also. It's the ones that are flat on two sides and rounded on two sides.
http://www.sherwoodonline.com/images/products/2184.jpg
Seriously, is that the only picture of landscaping timbers you could come up with? :laughing:
From my experience landscaping timbers do not last any longer then a treated 4x4, they actualy have more surface area to rot faster. I have built many miles of backyard fence (made alot of money) and my recomendation is pipe, that **** will last forever and make rebuilding a snap. For a normal backyard I wouldn't rent an auger but they do make it go faster.
$.02
Auger's effectiveness can vary considerably dependant on soil conditions. Seems like if it is soft enough to use an auger, then a set of post hole diggers is cheaper, you can keep them, learn a good skill, and get a workout out of the deal for free!
I don't know about you, but I don't want to dig down 3' into any type of soil with post hole diggers.
maybe true, but not nearly as efficient as a post hole digger attachment for a tractor... :gigem: thats what we had to use at my dads house. we tried one of those hand held ones and it wouldnt dig. got a bigger one and it barely worked.
We dug (53) 3' foot holes. **** not having an auger. If I hadn't had an auger they would have been 2' holes... I know the clay up here is not conducive to the clapper type hole diggers, the manual auger ones work better. The one's with a honda motor on top work better.
I'd like to see someone build Jimmy's fence with a posthole digger. The auger was a hell of a workout.