Started on my fence project today. Boy, am I worn out. Got outside around 11 and came in about 6:15. I maybe took 30 minutes of breaks. To do the fencing requires standing the entire time. Bending to cut the wire & then again to get it straightened out (using the sidewalk & mashing it flat standing on a board) has my back really unhappy.
The first panel was a mess (I ended up re-doing it) - it took that one to figure out how many blocks I would need to cover the panel (30). No height adjustment - panel is about 3.5’ & wire is 4.0’. I’m just letting the extra 5-6 inches stick up over the top PVC rail - adds some height & I don’t think the crows will be able to sit on it. The stainless zip ties are working out - figured out between panel 1 & 2 that I need them on a certain way - makes tightening & clipping off the excess easier. It takes a pair of tin snips to cut off the excess - tough stuff.
Managed to get part of my hand in the wire cutters while cutting off ‘ends’ .... got a fairly major boo boo. It was a stupid mistake - I hate when that happens!
I got 5 panels done today (6 if you count the ‘do over’). The old netting has to come off which requires cutting a lot of zip ties so doing that & cutting/straightening the wire is the most time consuming. Putting the wire on goes pretty fast. The new fencing looks a lot neater than the old & I’m really pleased with the way it’s turning out. I’ll take some pics & post on the Saturday thread.
Pete says we’re posting on the wrong week, but I still got your fencing message!
Can’t wait to see the pictures. Hope your boo-boo heals fast!