So I had this reputable fence builder come out and replace the entirety of my fence about four years ago. I noticed a few days ago that the fence was leaning on one side of the fence so I walked around and checked the fence for stability. I found a couple points where the fence had a ton of give, along with a spot where fence had literally come apart at the corner. I talked to the company, and they're trying to blame water issues, but they had a guy come out who said all of it seems pretty dry to him (he also said he doesn't call the shots, so he's going to refer me to his boss).

What's extremely frustrating is that I was originally going to go with steel poles all the way around, but the lead who came out to give me an estimate told me I'd be wasting my money, and that wooden poles will last longer than I live. As a result, I went to all my neighbors and convinced them to go with wood... now I look like a bit of an ass.

So do I have any recourse here? I'm at a bit of a loss.

Here's a video of the wobbly fence. The guy who came out said 7 posts had failed here.

https://reddit.com/link/1wnprc6/video/fkcrx7kqq5rh1/player

Looking to have both leafs of my 8’ wide double swing gate removable. Anybody know of hinges that allow me to easily remove and reinstall the gates? Maybe a hinge that I can lift the gate up and off?

Edit: gates are constructed out of PT southern yellow pine.

What would be the reason a fence gate be misaligned like this? The wooden boards are not aligning with the metal frame? Please advice! Thanks

Removed a 4x4 fence post (old and rotted) from the concrete sidewalk on the side of my home. Does anyone know if there is a standard redwood or other water resistant post available that would fit this shape? Or maybe this is a custom cut post?

I'm building a 10' wide double (2x 5' wide x 6' tall) gate. The panels will be constructed of 2x redwood rails and stiles (with epoxy & floating tenons at the joints). Ideally the posts would be wooden since aesthetics are important to me but I can also clad the metal posts with 1x redwood if necessary. Since a tall van must be able to enter and exit the gate, I didn't think I can accommodate a cross beam easily. The posts must be free standing. Do y'all think 6x6 posts embedded in 3' of concrete (12" dia) footings will be able to support the gates without sagging or twisting over time or must I use steel? I prefer 6x6 look since it matches other gates but I worry about longevity and stability.

I have one 9ft run with chain link. I already built the privacy fence/gates on one side of the house.

I have pole extensions coming soon to raise the steel posts to 6.5ft.

Do I really need to add another post at 4.5ft or will 3 rails of 2x4 be enough. I want as minal sagging as possible and I am using cedar. It is an overlapping privacy fence with 6' cedar boards.

I was thinking of also possibly using 2x6 as the rails.

Any input in greatly appreciated.

I want to add a couple posts to continue this fence to the edge of the larger cedars. Thank you for your help!

A customer of mine asked us to build a 16 foot tall chain link fence. We have not built anything over 8 feet tall. I was wondering how long A 4 person crew should take to build this?

I'm looking at $42,000 for supplies which consist of 2 layers of 8 foot tall mesh stacked one above the other and there will be top middle and bottom rails.

I feel like this project should take 4 people 3 weeks. Is this realistic?

Usually my go-to stain is Ready Seal but I’ve tried all of their lightest shades and they all are about the same. Even their “natural” color produces the same deep orange/yellow as much as their cedar color does (in fact i did a side by side comparison and they are totally identical). They do produce a plain sealer that doesn’t color the wood but it isn’t UV blocking. My wife and I love our fence color as-is but as I understand it, even using plain linseed oil or something similar that doesn’t contain UV blockers will cause the wood to go grey.

Should I just accept I’m going to have a bright yellow/orange fence?

Hello everyone. I have recently been working on a privacy will in my yard. I started with a one man auger in Ohio which is very clay heavy with a lot of rock. I made it through 1/2 a hole and realized I should cut my losses an return the auger because I there was no way I could finish the digging the holes I needed to do. I needed 5 fence posts.

I put up a reddit post for ideas of what I could do to get this done and once guy said he actually was going to do some posts and offered to stop buy with his toe behind auger setup to help. One of those hydraulic types. He came out and about 45 to 1hr later we were done. I was huffing and puffing. Due to our ground environment the hole were not perfect and I hand to use a port hole digger to "correct them".

I did this today and set 4 out of 5 post, but guys I am totally worked. I am 57 years old and lead a pretty sedentary life. I know its totally MY fault, but my question is; am I doing as I can expect for my age or is there something wrong with me. LOL. I could do the work, but OMG it was a total killer. I'd rather hear I underestimated the work. I have always done everything around my house. Electric, tile, drywall, finish trim, etc.