From start to finish.

Here is the fence project, from day one on Monday till the last bit of featherboard nailed in on Sunday.
Luke has cleared teh ground, dug out dead trees, levelled the land, dug down 70cms six times for the posts to be embedded, cemented in the posts then made a framework with Arris rails and - after being let down at the eleventh hour by our featherboard supplier - packing the car full of featherboard before cutting it all down, nailing it up, making a gate and tidying up.


Monday.

Two weak fence panels and one gate nailed into a post. This is what we started with.

Me cleaning up the brambles at the back of the fence.

 It's a big ole job!

Mud pie!

Luke getting stuck into the hard work.

The leggy tree, long dead but holding on by it's roots.

The ground, cleared and levelled at the end of the first and long day.


Tuesday.

The fence posts, painted with a water repellant substance. Chickens, digging for worms in my veg patch!

50cms down and Luke hits an obstacle, not the first and not the worst....., digging these six holes took him all day - I made myself scarce at the front of the house, well out the way..

Not only were there new holes to dig but there were the same amount of posts to remove.

Luke lines us up with the other fence boundaries.

The first posts are cemented in along the boundary line.

Wednesday.

The Arris rail is screwed into place as a framework for the featherboard.

Thursday.

Luke makes a gate.

The gate in place.

Friday.

After being let down at the last minute by the timber supplier we bought some from the local timber supplier, drove it home and here is Luke nailing the first board into place.

As fast as Luke secures the featherboard I am treating it on the other side.

Luke has to cut the correct shape for the gate in order to cover the hinges.

I also painted the side we see with a paint colour, Willow in order to soften the appearance.

Saturday.

Luke reaching the final section.

Joining up the fences.

Luke finishes off the gate and it's done.