Originally this project was going to be making a fence from only pallets and PT posts. But when I when to pick up the pallets they had old wood fencing also so this project took a turn.
Day 1 (Monday) I rented a truck after purchasing 14 PT posts and 8 bags of concrete mix. Then went and picked up pallets and like (4) 8' wood panels. Oh, and 2 panels of picket fencing. I was happy. Took me like 3 trips and 3 hours to do it but all by myself. Returned the truck and came home and started digging for posts.
Day 2 (Tuesday) Still digging. I got in like 5 posts. I rented an auger for $50. for the day but it didn't help me because it ended up that I was mostly digging in blacktop (the alley) or in tree roots.
Day 3 (Wednesday) I had to take out like 4 posts because they were wobbly. Apparently I do not mix concrete very well right in the hole. So I pulled those out, knocked off the concrete with a hammer and dug the hole a little deeper. Mixed the concrete in a bucket first....then put in the hole. This method works much better. And then I got up 2 panels and one "panel" of pallets.
The problem with most of my projects is that this is the first time doing them. It seems each one is unique. So there's a learning curve. It's quite a pain but I no longer beat myself up about it, thinking damn, just wasted all that time.
Day 4 (Friday) I took off Thursday because I felt like I was hit by a truck. So Friday my mom was off from work and offered to help. I worked her into the ground. I didn't mean to but she offered to pay for the truck if I wanted to go back and get more pallets. So we did. And for 4 hours just kept going back. Probably 3 trips. I ended up getting 16 or 17 panels (8') of picket fencing along with 2 gates and 16 posts! Could not believe my luck. Only problem then is that now the fencing project has just grown larger. But I am not killing myself to get that part done now. That can wait.
And I also lucked out and got 2 large gates as well!
So today starts Day 5 (Saturday). Here's where I left off yesterday.
I have 3 panels up and I filled in the gaps on the pallet "panel". It started to rain and that was so much nicer to work in so I kept going until it was raining too hard for my tools to safely be out there. And I needed my drill to put the decking screws in. So I quit around 5 or 6:00.
I'm off to work now.
