Toward a back fence
To-day I:
* mowed the front lawn.
* raked and graded area for fence.
* re-planned the fence.
* agreed with neighbor on how southeast fence corner will be formed.
* staked out points 1 foot 8 inches from property corners
* purchased a digging bar: it easily dislodged two nice rocks (the size of ostrich eggs) and a chunk of buried concrete.
* purchased on-line a Boston post hole digger. $150 but it will do the job.
* obtained, for free, three old windows for the shack which someone had put outside with the sign that said "free."
* filled the two preliminary post holes which were not where the fence line will be.
* transplanted forget-me-nots which were growing in the center of the drive way between the Falcon and the Focus.
* pulled and minimized grass and weeds growing in gaps between paving bricks in driveway.
* swept the driveway.
General comments:
The parking strip grass is thick but the type of grass is reedy and I did not catch it before it shot up stalks my mower can't deal with. So the park strip is mowed but those tall reeds need to be attacked by a hand-snipper or I need to sharpen the mower (probably both).
While the drive way clean-up was not perfect (many cracks between bricks still had some remnant of a plant growing there), there is a noticeable improvement in apperance. I haven't done this really since we got the driveway installed. It was looking like an abandoned urban landscape!
Glad to have found the right approach on the fence with our neighbor. She wanted an actual boundary fence for the six or so feet to the corner. Too bad. It would have looked nicer to have the fence continue on as it had. Oh well.
I am really eager to build the shack. I did a quick measurement and believe a 6x6 square shack with a roof 10 feet down to 7 feet would work well. It would sit diagonally between the two trees. While I am working on the fence I will prepare the foundation. The 3 windows I just got will be part of the design. The work creating the gates will be good exprience with 2x4s I can apply to the shack.
However there is also--
* Marvin's Garden with new drainage and drywell.
* The gate and fence between house and north fence.
* removal of the land between the rain barrel and the fake wall.
* new steps and finishing of railing for the deck.
* corner walk way.
* painting the trim in the corner area.
* adding the solar clothes drier.
Next week:
* preliminary string between stakes then mark with a stake all post centers 5 inches away from edge of hole (9 inches from center). then string between each stake.
* dig each post hole.
* purchase 10 feet posts: 2 6x6 (or 8x8 if available), 4 4x4.
* buy 8 foot 2x4s for rails (12)
* purchase bolts and washers for extension post
* prepare one 4x4 otherwise not in perfect condition as the extension post.
* bolt extension post.
* put in 10 foot 4x4 at northeast property corner.
* add brackets and cut rails.
* put in two 6x6 gate posts.
* put in 4x4 after gate post.
* add brackets and cut rails.
* put in 4x4 #2.
* add brackets, cut rails.
* put in corner 4x4.
* add brackets, cut rails.
* create gate frame for pedestrian gate.
* buy first pair of hinges ($20) plus long screws.
* buy latch
* install pedestrian gate frame
* create gate frames for car
* buy two pairs of hinges ($40) plus long screws.
* buy latch
* install car gates
* buy pickets for gates and side fence sections
* install gate and side fence sections
* buy pickets for three additional sections
* install pickets
* buy pickets for garbage area
* install those pickets
* do some more edging
* scrape off moss from front walk way
* finish mound transfer.
* excavate scull and move concrete slab
* dig out all weeds from area under trees.
* snip grass/etc. on edges of grass.
* sweep sidewalk, walkway.
* remove blackberries, wood, other weeds from area between north fence and driveway.
* remove weeds from flower beds and near house walkway
* tape up pots and use to transplant evergreen seedlings
* transplant bluebell in near house walkway to Delbert's Garden.
* transplant bluebells on North side to Delbert's Garden.
* mowed the front lawn.
* raked and graded area for fence.
* re-planned the fence.
* agreed with neighbor on how southeast fence corner will be formed.
* staked out points 1 foot 8 inches from property corners
* purchased a digging bar: it easily dislodged two nice rocks (the size of ostrich eggs) and a chunk of buried concrete.
* purchased on-line a Boston post hole digger. $150 but it will do the job.
* obtained, for free, three old windows for the shack which someone had put outside with the sign that said "free."
* filled the two preliminary post holes which were not where the fence line will be.
* transplanted forget-me-nots which were growing in the center of the drive way between the Falcon and the Focus.
* pulled and minimized grass and weeds growing in gaps between paving bricks in driveway.
* swept the driveway.
General comments:
The parking strip grass is thick but the type of grass is reedy and I did not catch it before it shot up stalks my mower can't deal with. So the park strip is mowed but those tall reeds need to be attacked by a hand-snipper or I need to sharpen the mower (probably both).
While the drive way clean-up was not perfect (many cracks between bricks still had some remnant of a plant growing there), there is a noticeable improvement in apperance. I haven't done this really since we got the driveway installed. It was looking like an abandoned urban landscape!
Glad to have found the right approach on the fence with our neighbor. She wanted an actual boundary fence for the six or so feet to the corner. Too bad. It would have looked nicer to have the fence continue on as it had. Oh well.
I am really eager to build the shack. I did a quick measurement and believe a 6x6 square shack with a roof 10 feet down to 7 feet would work well. It would sit diagonally between the two trees. While I am working on the fence I will prepare the foundation. The 3 windows I just got will be part of the design. The work creating the gates will be good exprience with 2x4s I can apply to the shack.
However there is also--
* Marvin's Garden with new drainage and drywell.
* The gate and fence between house and north fence.
* removal of the land between the rain barrel and the fake wall.
* new steps and finishing of railing for the deck.
* corner walk way.
* painting the trim in the corner area.
* adding the solar clothes drier.
Next week:
* preliminary string between stakes then mark with a stake all post centers 5 inches away from edge of hole (9 inches from center). then string between each stake.
* dig each post hole.
* purchase 10 feet posts: 2 6x6 (or 8x8 if available), 4 4x4.
* buy 8 foot 2x4s for rails (12)
* purchase bolts and washers for extension post
* prepare one 4x4 otherwise not in perfect condition as the extension post.
* bolt extension post.
* put in 10 foot 4x4 at northeast property corner.
* add brackets and cut rails.
* put in two 6x6 gate posts.
* put in 4x4 after gate post.
* add brackets and cut rails.
* put in 4x4 #2.
* add brackets, cut rails.
* put in corner 4x4.
* add brackets, cut rails.
* create gate frame for pedestrian gate.
* buy first pair of hinges ($20) plus long screws.
* buy latch
* install pedestrian gate frame
* create gate frames for car
* buy two pairs of hinges ($40) plus long screws.
* buy latch
* install car gates
* buy pickets for gates and side fence sections
* install gate and side fence sections
* buy pickets for three additional sections
* install pickets
* buy pickets for garbage area
* install those pickets
* do some more edging
* scrape off moss from front walk way
* finish mound transfer.
* excavate scull and move concrete slab
* dig out all weeds from area under trees.
* snip grass/etc. on edges of grass.
* sweep sidewalk, walkway.
* remove blackberries, wood, other weeds from area between north fence and driveway.
* remove weeds from flower beds and near house walkway
* tape up pots and use to transplant evergreen seedlings
* transplant bluebell in near house walkway to Delbert's Garden.
* transplant bluebells on North side to Delbert's Garden.