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Korndogg
03-07-2012, 07:21 PM
Where is a good place to get fence materials. I know Home Depot, etc.. have things but I was wondering if I needed to take a look at any other places.


I made an awesome picture in paint to show what I would like to do. :D


Chain-link

Wood or other material

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EDIT : The whole thing is going to be black chain link

michelle
03-07-2012, 07:39 PM
I compared prices at Fleet Farm and Menards since they are right next to each other in Germantown/Falls. I think the chain-link material itself was cheaper at one store, but the poles and gates were cheaper at another. And I compared the quality of the gates (different brands at the time).

CarrotTop
03-07-2012, 09:26 PM
Come into Menards with the lengths of the areas you want fenced and we take it over the the design center and get you complete list with everything needed.

Along with price.

jbiscuit
03-08-2012, 07:09 PM
Don't put up a wood fence....ask me how I know that. Spend the money and go with vinyl fencing....maintenance free and as long as you don't hit it in the winter it will last a really long time

Korndogg
06-19-2012, 02:44 PM
Well I'm going to be starting my fence/patio door/deck install next week since it's going to cool down. We decided to go with 4' chain link instead of anything else. I think we want to go with the black coated fencing. We pretty much just want this more to keep the dogs in than anything anyway. I'm going to head to Menards sometime next week and see what I all need and get a final price.

I also need to find a patio door and figure out what I want to do with the small deck.

Korndogg
07-03-2012, 11:27 AM
Got the bushes tore down last Monday and took 6 trips to the dump to get rid of them all. I still have a bunch of stumps to get out but its just been too damn hot to do it. I have other stuff I can work on in the house anyway while it's hot.

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I'm also trying to install a patio door. Haven't bought one yet but we got a couple prices on a 5' door. Not sure what we are going to do yet considering I'm not sure what is in this soffit in my kitchen yet. Not too sure I can even get a patio door in here.

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Haulin' Oates
07-03-2012, 11:30 AM
Take a look, that end of the soffit might be empty. I know the one in my kitchen is.

Korndogg
07-03-2012, 11:31 AM
Yeah I'm going to look later today. I'm hoping it is because then I can just end the soffit at my cabinets.

Korndogg
07-03-2012, 01:19 PM
Well here is what is in the soffit. It is 7' to the bottom of the soffit. Is there enough room there to even put a header in for the door? The door we were looking at is a 5' door and it is 6'8" tall.

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Haulin' Oates
07-03-2012, 01:54 PM
I am not sure, but I will give you credit. You have some balls cutting a hole that big for testing! haha. I went to knock a hole in mine to figure out what it contained then realized it was plywood. That felt great. I still have soffits.

Korndogg
07-03-2012, 01:56 PM
nothing a little drywall and paint cant fix lol.

jbiscuit
07-03-2012, 02:09 PM
That big ass hole should make your house nice and toasty now considering its probably 140 degrees in the attic LOL

Korndogg
07-03-2012, 02:10 PM
insulation stuffed in a hole does wonders :p

Lash
07-03-2012, 09:21 PM
You're probably gonna need a header bigger than 4" for that door. It'll eventually sag and bind the door.

Korndogg
07-03-2012, 09:22 PM
Right, thats why I tore open the soffit. I should be able to get an 8" header in there if I take the soffit out.

Korndogg
09-01-2012, 12:29 PM
Well, 5.5 yards later and I'm satisfied with how level the yard is now. Now I need to get some seed and straw and get that down so I can hopefully get some grass in there before it gets too cold. While I'm at it, I'm just going to overseed my whole yard. Anyone have any recommendations on seed?

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jbiscuit
09-01-2012, 02:11 PM
That looks pretty good. Hopefully it doesn't wash out though in a big rain to the lower part of your yard. The Scotts seed is the best available for the consumer market. Buts its $$$

Korndogg
09-01-2012, 02:18 PM
Yeah I'm worried a little bit about that but I figured I would try to get some sort of seed on there for the inter then in spring I can throw some more seed down again.

jbiscuit
09-01-2012, 04:49 PM
The sooner you can get grass to grow the more likely your dirt will stay put. Looks good!

Korndogg
09-02-2012, 11:31 AM
Thanks. Is there a specific Scott's seed I should get? Also, should I fertilize right away when I put the seed down? I'm going to be putting that grass seed mat down also.

Korndogg
04-27-2013, 08:59 AM
Just a little update. Most likely going today to get the materials for the deck. We ended up going with wood. just couldn't justify the amount that companies wanted for the vinyl since I was laid off so much last year. It should all be done by next week when the chainlink gets here.

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Lash
04-27-2013, 10:13 AM
You probably should have ran the concrete for the posts right up to grade. Any dirt sitting around the posts will cause them to rot pretty quick. We had a fence in our yard when we moved in. The posts started to snap at the based in any kind of wind because there was about 5-6" of dirt covering the concrete and rotting the wood. The fence was 5-6 years old at the time.

Korndogg
04-27-2013, 10:17 AM
I didn't do the work. I was going to go out there today and take a look at how far up the concrete went though.

Korndogg
05-06-2013, 05:57 PM
Almost done. Still need to do the patio and a couple small things to the deck. They are coming to install the chainlink and finish the door later this week. Getting some progress at least.

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