March 23, 2008

Fence - Part I

"IT" is finally here, the long awaited fence! Granted, I have only finished about 1/2 of this side of the yard, but still, we are at a point where we can now let Dixie outside without watching her!! Yeaaa, that is one minor victory! We are both VERY happy with the results...what started as an idea in Josh's head has turned out almost as good in reality. Jamie did a great job as a foreman and sweet tea/Tang maker.

And for those you at home questioning the incredible design of this fence...we like the horizontal lines of the wider boards at the bottom, but we also like the "openness" that our yard has. We like for our neighbor, Tom (who we have affectionately named Peeping Tom) to be able to keep an eye on our place when we are not able to. So....to solve this problem, I built the top section of the fence out of thinner boards spaced farther apart, creating a very unobstructive view into our backyard.

Before and after pics:

2 comments:

jaclyn said...

nice of you to think of peeping tom. what would he do with all of his free time if he couldn't check in on your family? the fence and gate looks nice. very impressive!!

Anonymous said...

wow! great job! You really learned so much from me, didn't you Bud?
love ya!
MomTam