With a lot of the cleanup done around the back yard area, I decided to finally get started on the fence rearrangement that I talked about earlier. The first part of this was setting three new posts in the ground along the imaginary line between the garden rear fence and the rear of the Storage Trailer, where it intersects with a post on the west fence. From here I dug out the post holes with the power auger, setting the posts in with the powdered concrete, then pouring water into that to let it set.
The next move was to measure out 8 ft sections on the old south fence and cut the 2x4's at the 8ft points, getting us a first panel. We moved the panel in place and secured the panel in place with 4" deck screws. I did have to add some short 2x4's to the post on the garden fence since there was no extra space with which to attach the fence panel. With the first panel in, I had to add some more short 2x4's so I could secure the 2nd fence panel, measured and cut from the old southern fence line. After getting the third 8ft panel in, I had to install a panel that was 6ft long instead of 8ft. After cutting the first three 8ft sections, I was left with a section that was about six inches short of 6ft. I ended up setting this section aside and removing another panel that was a preassembled 8ft panel. The previous length of fence was assembled by me, using 10ft 2x4s and pickets so I had to cut out 8ft sections. One of the sections was actually two separate sections with 2x4s used as tie boards to attach the two together. Anyway, I took the panel and chopped out the 6ft section I needed. Before I could secure it in place, I had to remove one of the panels on the west fence to open up the new corner so I could secure the panel. Once that was done, I screwed the panel in place, fully closing up the opening between the garden fence and Storage Trailer to the west fence line. With the new south fence line done, it was time to turn our attention to the east fence. Starting with the first panel from the west fence that we pulled down, we moved the panel to the east fence, screwing it in place, using a couple 2x4 extenders on the fence post to get the panel hung. After that panel was done we quickly pulled the 2nd panel from the west fence and moved it to the east fence and hung it as well. This closed in the section of east fence connecting to the east gate. Not wanting to quit, we pulled a third panel and moved it in place to hang it on the other side of the east gate, starting the final section of fence line. At this point we quit for the day as it was starting to get a little late. As it stands, there's room for three more panels, with two of them on the east fence line and one on the garden fence parallel to the midway. I will have to clean up the area along the east fence line where we have some boat stuff stashed. I'll have to move all this and clean up the grounds along the fence line so I can come in with the auger to drill post holes. Of course, I'll need to get some more posts to set in the ground plus some pickets for the east gate. Once I get more posts in the ground, I can pull the remaining fence panels from the rest of the old south fence line and southwest fence line, which may very well cover the remaining run of east fence, fully closing in the yard, save for a small section around the Dog Kennel Greenhouse. Soon the compound will be closed in.
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