So when you have done some great work on the inside of your house you start to think why not do a little TLC to the exterior too.
And that is how we decided to take down the fence and get a new one; and extend the side yard a bit.
It was a family affair- Jon, Arabella, and Lily were on clean up duty.
Peter came up with a great idea for removing the posts and Joey loved it because he could do most of it by himself. Peter drilled a hole in the post that was big enough for a piece of re-bar to go in.
Then another post was attached to the re-bar and used as a lever. A hydraulic car jack was put under the post on the re-bar and the jack was raised up. As the jack went up the re-bar was raised and the post in the ground came out. Smooth!
Arabella loved using the hammer. I loved using the saws-all to cut the fence sections in half so that they would fit in the trailer. Power tools are fun!
The kids also raked up our neighbors leaves and she came out and we visited. My kids also played with her new puppy and wore him out. It was a beautiful day both for the weather and for the great time spent together working!
I will post pictures of the completed fence in a few days! We love it!
No comments:
Post a Comment