Thanks all, I'm determined to get all mine in their permanent homes today and tomorrow. It's been raining for a while now, but will probably stop soon. It's never muddy here, because of so much sandy loam, so may get to it this afternoon.
Hyacinth Bean
Does anyone have a few extras ?
I still have some D mail with a mailing adress I will send some on Monday
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I'll sure share some of mine if anyone is close enough to pick them up.
Here's mine on the west side of the house to block the sun.
If you have any utility or cattle panel - that would be great for a trellis. I bought 3 5x16 galvanized utility panels - 4 inch mesh and cut them in half for vines on the new fence. Wife and I agreed the galvanized look was pretty ugly. So went through the tedious task of priming with Rustoleum aluminum primer, then Rustoleum brown. Now they are hardly noticeable.
Bolted some additional post fasteners, and used S hooks to hang them, anchored the bottom with copper wire.. They are easily removed at any time.
In case anyone is interested, the cedar was stained with a fabulous product called Defy (for Hardwoods) using light walnut. Probably have to order online as few stores carry it. They also have an array of products for cleaning and stripping old fences. The pine and cedar colors were too light or orange. This stuff bonds with the wood, requires two coats 15-20 minutes apart, but does not wash off, fade and has UV protection. It's good for at least five years before I will need to put a maintenance coat. Get a laugh watching the neighbors restain every 2-3 years, or six months later it's fading or washed off by the sprinklers already.
Chuck , are you using metal posts in concrete to attach the wood fence to ?What do I ask for when buying posts and where do I get them ?
Yes. Had wooden posts before that rotted out. Metal will outlast this current fence in 10-15 years and be reuseable for the next new one. Many city building codes in the DFW area now require metal posts. We had some severe straight line winds one spring several years ago that snapped tens of thousands of wood post fences. One city in particular was so hard hit, city council passed an emergency resolution effective immediately that all repairs would require metal posts.
I had a fence company put the fence in, wouldn't even attempt it myself. They did an incredible job lining the poles up. I could run a string from one end pole to the other end and it is dead on. They are sunk three feet into the ground in concrete. Each post required 1 1/2 bags of concrete. They were twelve foot poles, and after installation, the stringers were put in place. They then cut off the top of the poles to level for the cap trim.
The main suggestion I have for anyone installing a wood fence - demand 2x4 cedar or treated stringers. Do not let them use the typical 2x3 stringers that sag after several years. One thing that this company also did was use six about foot spacing of the poles versus the eight foot. In part for strength, to counter the weight, and prevent sagging.
The real trick is the post hangers. There are two types - the round one that you slide down over the top of the pole, and the two piece flat ones in the picture. Definitely use the flat two piece ones. Any fence materials place should have them. Much easier to work with, and
A sad story . My son's wife let a man install a new wood fence across the back , in Austin Tex . Three years later I noticed the fence was falling down . Upon closer inspection , the "friend" had used Untreated 2x4 stringers and untreated 4x4 posts in the ground . No cement , bare ground . Termites had eaten all the wood up , the whole length of the posts and stringers .