tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post7925868495171060411..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Go Ahead, Fence Me InDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-6239632437440624042013-08-16T13:25:59.931-05:002013-08-16T13:25:59.931-05:00Yes, that would be an adventure, all right... ;)
...Yes, that would be an adventure, all right... ;)<br /><br />I have learned over the years that life is better when we either hire people to do projects or do them separately. Also, having a professional install things means that if there are any problems (property lines, etc.) he will redo it and not me. I want this done exactly correct so that there can be no complaints.<br /><br />I resisted the fence for a while, hoping that things would work out with the neighbors. But it became rather obvious that this was not the case, and so we move on.<br /><br />We do actually have to submit a permit request with a drawing, but the contractor will handle that as part of the contract. Again, I want it done right and I know enough to know that the odds of that happening go up when someone else handles it.<br /><br />It's expensive, but that's why you earn the money I suppose. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-54360284148265528882013-08-15T23:56:42.854-05:002013-08-15T23:56:42.854-05:00Oh, David! You're missing out on one of life&#...Oh, David! You're missing out on one of life's greatest adventures by not enlisting the help of your wife and putting up the fence yourselves. /sarcasm<br /><br />Bill and I put in a 6' privacy fence around our back yard about 10 years ago and I seriously thought we were going to devolve into a pair of snarling, shovel-swinging, screeching, sweaty baboons before we finished. Having to chop our way through roughly 18 cords worth of wood, in the form of tree roots, didn't help the situation at all. We've got lots of huge trees, mostly planted right along the property line. Good times!<br /><br />Also, I never have gotten him to give me a solid reason why but Bill really fought the idea of a fence, literally for years. I'm thinking maybe his parents had a thing about people fencing in their yards, so he went into the project with less enthusiasm (approaching 3-digit negative numbers on a scale of -100 to 10) than I hoped for. But we were having so much trouble with the neighbors on the one side of us that fencing the yard finally became a necessity.<br /><br />Did you have to do a drawing with property and set-back measurements to submit to your city zoning office before you could start? I actually kind of enjoyed doing that part of it. Scratch that, it's the only part of it I enjoyed.<br /><br />You're right – a privacy fence is expensive, but you will love it, trust me. And if I had to do it over again I would definitely hire it done. <br />Gristle McThornbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975916963346215706noreply@blogger.com