Replacing the South Fence

The fence on the southern edge of my backyard needed to be replaced and I decided to take advantage of our bulk refuse collection last week and rebuild it.

Tearing down the old fence was fun and Amy helped remove all the nails.

Materials for new fence:

I rented a jackhammer to break up the old concrete plugs and make way to set new posts.

Amy isn't afraid of the jackhammer

I set all of the new posts in forms to use less concrete and hopefully make them easier to remove next time.

I cut a story board that made attaching the rails much easier and more consistent

Posts and rails up

This jig made it easy to trim the posts level cleanly

Nailing up pickets:

Completed fence: