New Fence

Replaced the wood fence, old redwood and new pine/cedar. About 200 new boards of redwood plus a few posts, concrete and Simpson strong ties to connect the stringers. The existing frame will be used with a replacement of two posts and the addition of a third stringer along the new sections.

The existing section of new fence was put on steel poles sunk into the ends of the block wall. To cut off the steel poles the brick work around the base of the pole had to be chiseled out and the pole cut off with the reciprocating saw. A new brick covered the pole stump.

The new posts ware 4x4 redwood posts set flush with the back of the wall. This allows for the brick topping to show on the exterior while using the wall for one side of the support. The trick is the pour some concrete in the bottom of the hole and let it set before putting the post in. This keeps the dirt from touching the post and letting termites bore into the post.

Another trick was to layout the boards on the patio to let the wood dry. The boards were turned every day to dry them evenly. This keeps bending to a minimum once mounted on the stringers. Even so, the boards shrunk a bit putting ¼ inch gaps between the boards after being mounted flush. An acceptable gap.

Wood stain and waterproofing has been delayed to allow the wood to get a patina first.