A few years ago we had a really rough winter that ended up
snapping three of our fence posts. Last
winter we ended up losing another one, likely weakened from winters past as it
was actually one of our newer posts. I
don't love replacing fence posts.
When you have 180 feet of fence it is a constant work in progress |
It is a ton of work and it is physically hard on me too. I'm good replacing about one per summer. Last weekend the youngest and I headed out
with our shovels and got to work. As
expected it was A LOT of work and it wore us out.
The old post had snapped off after 20 years Just don't make them like they used too - LOL |
This time we had to replace a set of rails between the post we
replaced and the one next that we had replaced two years ago. They didn't line up and had already been
shimmed on one end. The only way to
repair the fence was to repair it right so we removed the pickets, rails and
fence brackets.
New post getting planted |
I removed the shims from the previous repair and we straightened
and repositioned the fence bracket onto the posts. Then the new rails were cut to length and
placed into the fence brackets. After
the rails were screwed on it was time to put the cedar pickets back on.
Ready for the new rails to go in |
All three of us worked at pulling out the staples from the
pickets. Then we used screws to replace
the pickets onto the new rails and we were all set. It feels so good to be able to mark this
project off of our "To Do" list and to see how nice our fence looks
now that it is all repaired. Again. I swear we are always working on this fence
for one reason or another. But for now
it is good to go.
Using up the screws in our can of miscellaneous fasteners first |
You had to know I was going to do this project in "Thrifty
Mom Style" and I did. I used a gift
card I was given on my birthday last year to pay for the fence post which I
bought at the end of April with all the good intentions of fixing the fence in
May. I used another gift card I received
after redeeming some credit card rewards points to pay for the three fence
rails. I still have most of that gift
card left for other projects too.
Securing the new rails in place |
She is such a great helper on these projects |
I was hopeful, with all the wood I have on hand that I had rails
already, but all the boards I had were too short. I did have enough screws in the garage to put
the pickets back up so I didn't need to buy any new ones. That being said, I was super grateful that I
had gift cards to use for these purchases so I didn't have to spend anything
out of pocket to complete this project.
And all done! Phew! That was a bit of a job. |
What projects do you have on your "To Do" list?
I am always impressed at how you go to great lengths to do the job right instead of just "good enough." I am also impressed at how your daughters are there t0 help.
ReplyDeleteThank you. "Good enough" usually isn't good enough to suit me. LOL
DeleteOkay, you and your daughter truly are amazing. I wouldn't have a clue where/how to start such a project. It looks terrific, you can be very proud of your work.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. She and I are a pretty great team on these projects. :)
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