THANK YOU for all the fence installation advice! (Dial-up warning)

[matcom]

BIL and I installed 80 feet of vinyl fencing yesterday. Concrete and all (thanks to your advice). I turned out perfect! Not a single missed cut, NO mistakes whatsoever! (for me that is a major accomplishment). EVERY piece is level and plum :wow:

Trof, your advice to put tape 2' up on the post hole digger worked like a CHARM! :hi:

Again, thanks all!







Looking twords neighbor's house: Mrs Matcom out planting (the neighbors have WONDERFUL taste in color don't they?) :eyes:

[Maraya1969]

1. Your house is beautiful...............

[rug]

2. Where are the flamingos?

[matcom]

4. on their side yard

:eyes:

[Gormy Cuss]

3. So the matcoms live next to the pink house.

Makes finding the place pretty simple during the day. You need some flamingos on that side of the house.
The fence looks good.

[matcom]

5. not just pink....

PEPTO pink :rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

6. I had an upset stomach until I saw your neighbor's house.

:rofl:

Fence looks good. :thumbsup:

[CatWoman]

7. now I see where you get your color schemes

when you vandalize my house with your paint brushes :)

[matcom]

9. i stopped after they painted their house

not even *I* can top that :eyes:

[lizziegrace]

8. Great job!

It turned out so nice.

Give Mrs.Matcom a :hug:

[Richard Steele]

10. Looks great, Matcom!

:thumbsup:

[hippiechick]

11. Cool, so when are you available for hire?

... I'll be buying a house in early fall, and will want a 6 ft privacy fence around the perimeter.

Estimates are welcome. :)

[matcom]

12. well Lowe's charges $14/foot so tell me how many feet of fence you need

and multiply by $20 :D

[hippiechick]

13. $14 a FOOT?

Dayum, I thought it was by the 'yard' (3 ft. section).

YIKES. :scared:

[matcom]

14. nope. a FOOT

I installed just under 80' of fence. I'll let you do the math to figure out what I saved doing it myself :D

[hippiechick]

15. Shit. I better just learn to like my new neighbors, then.

:(


Grats' to you and Mrs. Matcom for gettin' er done yourselves!!! :applause:

[matcom]

17. well every muscle in my body isn't quite thanking me today

;)

[Maddy McCall]

29. How long did it take y'all?

That is a LOT of money saved. :thumbsup:

[jus_the_facts]

16. Bummer....there're no pix o'you all sweaty from this project....

:evilgrin:

....fence looks mahvalous...excellent job! :hi:

[matcom]

19. didn't get too sweaty, sorry

:P

nice cool breeze yesterday. DID get filthy though

[jus_the_facts]

20. Hmmm...filthy.....

:P

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. I will be cranky if every picket isn't topped with a previously noisy child's head by year's end

x(

:9

[NMDemDist2]

21. ROFL

:spank:

[matcom]

22. there might not be room for children heads

I figured I'd start with outdoor cat heads first.

I'll let you know how I progress

[jmowreader]

23. Not too shabby...think about doing this, though

The posts are too long, dude. It looks kinda strange the way you've got the posts in there.

I recommend removing the caps (if you glued them on like you're supposed to you may be screwn), cutting the fenceposts off even with the tops of the panels, and gluing the caps onto the shortened posts. You can use either official PVC Fence Cement or just PVC cement from the plumbing department, it's the same stuff.

[matcom]

26. that high for a reason

house built in 1877. sunk them the traditional 2'. Bought an 'old school' style to try and match the house.

We liked them a little high.

[wildhorses]

24. i like the posts that high

looks old-timey.

[SarahB]

25. That looks great.

Excellent job! :thumbsup:

I love fences, especially for backyard privacy. My mission when we're househunting next winter- find one with a big stockade fence in the back (if not, I want one).

[flvegan]

27. I find your sig line slightly ironic now.

Fence looks great, though.

[Maddy McCall]

28. Looks great!

That's a REALLY pretty picket fence.

:thumbsup:

[cathandler]

30. I want to live with you. May I?

[matcom]

31. R U a 22 year old female nymphomaniac with a twin sister and have a father who owns a liquor store?

then yes :D