'We've decided to all get together and build you and dad a back fence', so said DSD 2 a number of months ago. Despite misgivings from DH that it was an impossible job, the family were undeterred. The 5 daughters and 4 husbands/partners got planning. After all, when one son in law is a builder, another is a landscaper, one is a construction engineer and one is a grazier with a multitude of skills, we must count ourselves fortunate.
The first working bee was to clear the fence line of saplings etc and try to dig out tree roots. The second working bee was a big one! Our wonderful builder worked out the supplies that would be needed and these were delivered just before our second working bee.
On the day the girls worked hard...preparing the timber for the posts and the horizontal pieces...
The quickset concrete was amazing and meant a lot of progress could be made in the one day.
There were large trees growing on the fence line but the builder son in law had it all in hand...the fence would be built incorporating those trees.
At the end of the second working bee, the back boundary of our property looked like this...
The third working bee was held last Thursday...DsD2 and her husband were in NZ but DsD1 and Dan who live 6 hours away were staying with us, so Dan had his turn at helping...
Early in the morning DH and Dan laid out the palings ready...
A bit more concreting was done around the base of the fence posts...Dan took charge of that...
DH trimmed some more of the trees...
Adam and Cam started nailing the palings. Adam's work truck had the compressor for the nail gun...
The boys worked quickly...
And then there was the gate...
Ta dah!
And one last photo...the foreman who worked tirelessly to ensure everyone did things correctly.
So our new fence should ensure that grandchildren can't get out on to the road behind our house. And I'm hoping that it discourages the bush turkeys who walk into our yard to trash the veggie patch. They can fly but I've noticed they rarely do; preferring to strut/walk.
What a special Christmas present! But best of all was watching the family all work together.
The first working bee was to clear the fence line of saplings etc and try to dig out tree roots. The second working bee was a big one! Our wonderful builder worked out the supplies that would be needed and these were delivered just before our second working bee.
On the day the girls worked hard...preparing the timber for the posts and the horizontal pieces...
The quickset concrete was amazing and meant a lot of progress could be made in the one day.
There were large trees growing on the fence line but the builder son in law had it all in hand...the fence would be built incorporating those trees.
At the end of the second working bee, the back boundary of our property looked like this...
The third working bee was held last Thursday...DsD2 and her husband were in NZ but DsD1 and Dan who live 6 hours away were staying with us, so Dan had his turn at helping...
Early in the morning DH and Dan laid out the palings ready...
A bit more concreting was done around the base of the fence posts...Dan took charge of that...
DH trimmed some more of the trees...
Adam and Cam started nailing the palings. Adam's work truck had the compressor for the nail gun...
The boys worked quickly...
And then there was the gate...
Ta dah!
And one last photo...the foreman who worked tirelessly to ensure everyone did things correctly.
So our new fence should ensure that grandchildren can't get out on to the road behind our house. And I'm hoping that it discourages the bush turkeys who walk into our yard to trash the veggie patch. They can fly but I've noticed they rarely do; preferring to strut/walk.
What a special Christmas present! But best of all was watching the family all work together.
