freaking finally, 3 months after the paperwork they pour the foundation. You can just make out the corner posts of my lot, they're orange. Not much backyard there... (works out to about 20' back from the house and 50' wide)
I built my fence a couple years ago (mostly by myself) and I don't think I'd do it again. Of course mine is roughly 400 ft around which is probably about 10 times the size of your yard. You should be able to knock it out in a couple of weekends at most.
Smart move renting an auger. Digging post holes is not fun. I think I have around 70!!!
It took me almost a year to get that thing up. I got all the materials from Home Depot and Lowes. And I still haven't had the courage to add up all the receipts to see what the total bill is.
Anyway, a couple of things to consider before you get started:
The 1 X 6 dog ears are cheap, like a dollar a piece.
After you dig your holes, make sure you drop in a few inches of dry concrete mix before you pour in the mixed stuff to avoid any water seeping up and contacting the post.
The posts should be buried at least two feet in the ground.
Use stainless steel screws to avoid rusting.
You can use C clamps to hold your runners in place on the posts before you attach them if you happen to be by yourself. Those were a lifesaver.
One downside to having a fence might be your dogs. Mine has discovered he can dig under to get out so now I have a few holes around the fence. Not an issue if they stay inside.
Lastly, if you already knew all of this, I apologize if I implied you know nothing about building a fence. Just trying to give some friendly advise.
Looks like you're in a fairly nice neighborhood. I would definitely check with your HOA BEFORE you build and get their permission in writing. That's what we did. HOA's can be downright mean to some people.
Phillip, I would love to live in Denver, want to trade? On the fence issue, consider this:
How valuable and how much free time do you have? Putting up fence is not a one person job unless you have a lot of free time. All of those el-cheapo boards at home depot are just that, CRAP. You will waste more time trying to find good ones that their worth. My suggestion after doing over 500 ft of privacy fencing at my new house and several other homes I have lived at is this:
Get many fence estimates from reputable installers. After you find two or three with good prices, call the BBB in your area and check them out. Most fencing companies employee minium wage workers and thats the type work you get. Also, if you can handle the cost, look into white vinyl fencing, although it costs a lot more, it will NEVER rot, And it looks much better IMHO and now I hear it comes in earth tone colors too.
BUT if you have a hard head like I do some more tips: I went with the cedar boards, better quality and not much more cost. DO NOT, I repeat, do NOT use the metal poles at home depot, they are not really long enough and in six months the wind will start to blow your fence over, really!!! I had to go back and put 8ft treated posts next to every post and these were in concrete too:frowning:
ugh, no it doesn't. But... I need a fence up quickly and have to budget to get A/C put in, get blinds up, some new furniture, and a fence. I COULD go with an electric hidden fence temporarily, but if I do that I'll never build the actual fence.
What about using pressure treated pine? It would be cheaper, less durable I guess? Can anyone expand on using that?
See what you mean about the neighbors behind you. Not a lot you can do though. Unless your fence is around the same height of their upstairs window they'll still be able to see over your fence to some degree.
More importantly though, you do have a dedicated home theater going in one of those new rooms don't you!
My God, why are they building them on top of one another like that? I get claustrophobic just looking at them. I mean, if you're sitting at the window, in the nude, and start abusing yourself, the whole neighborhood can see you!
I'm only looking at reorienting the fence line, ultimately looking at about 25 feet of fence. The question is whether this is so small I should do it myself or so small I should just hire it out. Materials I've priced will run about $150.00. Should I expect to pay $100 more if it's hired out or am I dreaming?
I ended up splitting the cost of having my fencing done on one side with a neighbor, they charged 12.25 a linear foot and that was MUCH less expensive than anyone else, so I'd expect to pay 300+ for that.