Back in September a section of our backyard fence literally blew down during a windstorm. We went into our backyard following the storm and were treated to the site of an empty space where the fence used to be and the fence lying on the ground. That event moved forward our plans to replace our backyard fence from next spring to ASAP. We began soliciting bids which was harder than you might think. As it turned out we could only identify a couple of candidate vendros—the others had either gone out of business or been acquired by one of the two candidates.
Work on our new fence began on Tuesday:
continued on Wednesday:
As you can see they made substantial progress. At end of day on Wednesday the workers asked if they might return on Thursday to finish up. That was fine with us. On Thursday they finished the job by installing the gates and cleaning up the worksite.
We’re delighted with the results. Not only does it look great but it’s considerably more substantial than the previous fence particularly the gates. You can see the gate hardware has keyed entrance and substantial latches.
We’ve already received favorable comment from our neighbors.
I like that type of gate, with a rounded top. We have built a number of similar gates, over the years – currently 4 leading to and from several yard spaces. We’ve also been fortunate to have found handcrafted forged handles and bolts that really add to the overall ruggedness of the gate.
That looks kind of familiar.
Are those steel posts?
I expected cedar posts and panels to last longer than they did.
Was replacing panels after four years.
But I think it’s Western Red Cedar. The smaller cedar trees around here are hard as steel and make fence posts that last a hundred years.
Galvanized steel posts, clad in cedar. The old fence had cedar posts. We were spending a considerable amount annually on maintenance.
We have been living in the woods on 11.5 acres since 1984 in one of the least populated counties in Ohio. I have gone completely feral, especially since I retired in 2007 and lost most human contact. Do cats and squirrels count?
Anyway, as much as I love those houses (Evanston? Home Alone? black squirrels?), I would go mad living there.
Nice fence.
As I’ve said before I live within the city limits of Chicago in the best neighborhood in town with the greatest location. I’m 20 minutes from the Loop, 20 minutes from O’Hare, and 20 minutes from Northbrook Court shopping mall, traffic permitting. I like my neighbors and there’s a grocery store, a drug store, and