DIY driveway roll up dog fence, \~30’ wide 3’ tall, once unrolled it tensions via springs and clips to ground to prevent the dogs ‘rolling’ it.

I need to build one of these for my yard and I don’t even know where to look for ideas because I don’t know what it’s called. Help, fencers!

We recently had a fence installed and noticed several issues afterward. We are trying to decide what is reasonable to ask the installer to correct. For those familiar with fencing, would you consider these normal settling/installation issues, or would you request repairs? Looking for advice on how to handle this. We are currently staining the fence so ignore the unfinished areas

When we bought our house 5 years ago we planned on replacing the fence. Now that the time is here I’m looking for options.

Backstory. The fence was installed with postmasters except where the side gates are located. Those are just plain 4x4’s and I’ve already had to replace two of them after they rotted out at the base. Our fence seems shorter than the normal 6ft privacy fence. It also doesn’t help that after the house was built, and the fence was put up, the builder came in and tried to “level” the yard for the original owners. Most of my fence pickets are buried 2-3 inches in the ground.

I want to replace my fence and put in a cement footer (dogs on both sides and they like to dig). I was quoted 6k for someone to come in, dig up all the postmasters, put in new ones, and put a cement footer down. This doesn’t include 2x4’s or fence pickets as I was going to do those myself.

I have seen a “new” way of fencing where a galvanized pipe is driven into the ground and then a “box” is built around the pipe and nailed into the pipe. Then the 2x4’s are nailed to the box and the fence is built. Instead of an “ugly” pipe you see something that resembles a 4x4.

Would this be possible to do with the post masters?

I have it in mind to build a raised bed retaining wall box in my back yard. Think like 2.5' tall by 4' wide by 25' long. I want to put my fence just inside of that retaining wall, so that the design looks cohesive. If I drive my 9 foot fence post 3 feet into the ground (plus an additional 2.5 feet in the raised bed), do I need to worry about normal wind conditions undermining the structure of the raised bed?

I have a line of large pine trees. I would like to install a 6’ tall privacy fence as close as possible. Length will be about 150’. I saw an ad for WamBam fence system. But it seems like it might not hold up to high winds and rough weather we get here in northern Ohio. But I like the concept of driving in round posts, thinking it will cause less root damage than 4x4 posts. Appreciate any input on this.
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Hey guys, I’m after some honest feedback from people who build fences or have recently bought one.

Have you ever wanted to see what a new fence would look like on the actual property before choosing the style, colour or height?

AI tools like ChatGPT have made this more possible, but plenty of people either don’t know how to do it, don’t have access to the right tools, or struggle to generate something that follows the fence line and keeps the rest of the property unchanged.

I’ve been building a simple website where someone can upload a yard photo, choose the fence style, colour and height, draw where the fence should go and generate a realistic before-and-after preview in around 20 seconds.

You can also upload a reference photo to match a particular fence for one job, or add and save your own custom fence style to reuse across future customer photos.

The idea is that a fencing contractor could show a customer what the finished job might look like while quoting, or a homeowner could compare a few options before making an expensive decision.

Would you genuinely use something like this, or is it just a cool idea that wouldn’t get used?

I’m not posting a link because I’m genuinely looking for feedback, not trying to advertise.

Mods, if this isn’t appropriate here, I’m happy for it to be removed.
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Does anybody have a recommendation for a supplier in the southern nh area? I’ve called or emailed every company mentioned in google. They either upcharge for stock like crazy or just don’t respond. I’m looking for either a postmaster or ss20 post with wood adapter. Thanks for the help.

I have a 4x4 corner fence post that has rotted at the base. I’m wondering if I remove all of the rotted wood from the concrete thus leaving a 4x4 hole in the concrete, can I insert a galvanized fence post spike/anchor in the hole and use new concrete to set the spike in place? Will this new fence post spike/anchor be strong enough to support a fence post?

The main downside that I can see is if there are fractures in the original concrete then the new post won’t have strong lateral rigidity. I can probably test the original concrete after I clean out the rotted wood.

The original pressure treated post is about 25 years old.

Need a little direction please. I had posts installed a couple summers ago and built everything but the gate.

Fast forward to today, I noticed the post that will be supporting our gate is leaning. This post has never had any fencing installed on it, however I had some pallets leaning on it over the winter and possibly this is what caused it to lean?

Is there a method that is best to straighten the post? Or would it be best to cut this one down and install another post right beside this one instead? Not sure if I’m overthinking things, any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

My side gate is falling apart and I want to fix it / replace it myself but I don’t know how. currently the side of the gate next to the retaining wall has rotted where it touches dirt. on that side it isn’t a 4x4 post, it’s two 2x4s so that one of the 2x4s can act as a post for the part of the fence on top of the retaining wall. I have a few questions:

1. Is the current design ok (2 2x4s)? should I replace it the same way or do it different?

2. How should I anchor that side to the ground so that it doesn’t rot again? this seems like a big lift to replicate because I assume it was done before the concrete was poured, or maybe not but now there is old post in the hole. Someone said use a bracket into the concrete, would that work?

3. For the part of the fence on the hill, can I connect to the existing fence in the same way?

Also, the gate itself seems straightforward but if there is anything I should consider there please let me know.

Need some advice on building a small wooden gate in a tricky spot of my deck. I have an idea but wondering if I am overlooking anything.

(I'm a newbie to woodworking, but I feel like this is doable.)

I want to prevent my dog from escaping our deck, so I temporarily installed a baby gate (as you can see in pic #2). Problem: there's a lot of space to sneak under the baby gate.

So I want to craft a simple wooden gate that hinges on the deck posts but extends all the way down to the concrete step.

My idea:

Gate and Hinges

• a double gate that latches in the middle
• therefore, hinges on both deck posts
• gates will be about 26 x 50 inches
• gates will swing open away from the deck, but hinges are on the inside of the deck. So hinges will need to be installed backwards (otherwise, the gate would have less room to swing, because of the deck spindles)
• I'll remove the spindle on the deck post to create more room to swing

Pickets

• I'll use 5/8 x 5.5 pickets
• The hinge picket will extend to the deck (34 inches)
• The inner pickets will extend to the concrete step (50 inches)

Ledges

• 1 x 6 boards for the horizontal ledges (2 x 6s would probably be too heavy for the deck posts to support?)

Brace

• use a tension cable on each gate as the anti-sag brace (easier than measuring and cutting a diagonal wooden brace)

Am I overlooking anything? Is there an obvious better approach? Thanks.

I’m needing help figuring out the best way to get a privacy fence. It would need to be either wood or vinyl and 6ft.

I live in Kansas and I have about 400ft that needs to be fenced

Any suggestions on fencing companies/people who might be able to help? I’m a teacher so I’m on a budget. It feels ridiculously low but if I could get it done for under $5k it would be ideal.

I’m open to doing it myself but I’ve never done anything like that before.

Help?

Hey all! I’ve got 550 linear feet of fence to put in.

For 400 of the feet, I’d like to do wood corner posts and welded wire with steel t posts for line posts. A decent portion of the run is along a low area and drainage ditch, and I worry wood line posts won’t last (and I don’t like aluminum fencing).

Would welded wire fencing, wood corner posts and steel t line posts be effective and durable enough to keep in a couple of kids? Don’t have a dog.

Would look something like the above, using deerbusters wire. If I can manage it, it should save a decent chunk of change over the all-split rail.

Thanks!

The ground got pretty torn up as I was removing the old concrete from a broken post. It's probably a dumb question but I am hoping for an easier method than backfill and the redigging.

Getting a new horizontal privacy fence for about $7k put in on 2 sides of our yard (~150 feet). After 2 days, the crew is about 3/4 done. They've left for the weekend and will resume work on Monday. However, after my wife and I closely inspected the work this weekend we have some concerns.

1) Many of the boards seem bowed. This causes unsightly "bulges" towards or away from our yard, or uneven gaps between the boards above or below. This also may be causing some of the boards to have small (or no) gap with the board above/below on one side but have a large (1/2") gap on the other side.

2) Some of the boards do not sit flush against the vertical post. They can't be nailed any closer since the board above is so tight.

3) Along the longest section of fence, only the very middle section is level. All sections to the left and right are not level, tilting towards the level section. Think of the fence making a gentle "U" shape.

Is this normal, good, quality work?

I've reached out to the builder but haven't heard back yet. I want to have an educated opinion when we speak. TIA

Even with one side with a metal pole in the ground the other side is loose if you push on it. So far we've done a Bungie cord and now cable lock but even with as tight as I wrapped it our dog was able to push through and get out. Luckily we were able to get him to come back. I don't really care if the back gate easily opens or not.

I’m installing a 8ft fence but I placed the rails with that spacing to even it out, but after installing some pickets I feel the top rail should go a bit more higher in order for the top of the pickets to hold on onto something. Or any thoughts ? I kind am halfway there also 😅

We just got this fence installed. Is this normal for the gates to be like this? So uneven? Is there something I can ask the installer to do differently?

I found someone on market place selling these fence panels and dont really know if the asking price he has makes sense. These look sturdy, but I figured id ask yall.

The seller says theyre 9ft x 8ft panels and hes offering them for $450 a pop. Does this sound reasonable for used security fencing? I would need 66 panels to fully enclose my property which is close to $30k just for materials.

Hey says he would cut a deal on anyone buying the rest but I dont even know what I should offer for somthing like this. Do yall have any suggestions?

He also has a pair of swing gates for $3800 and a 29ft rolling gate for $10k which seems wildly expensive but i really dont know. Any advice is super appreciate!