Picket fence (part 2)
I know I harped on about painting the fence in my last post, but you really can’t appreciate just how long it takes to paint pickets until you’ve done it. I think painting probably took twice as long as everything else combined, including digging and setting new fence posts, hassling the lumber yard, and hanging the gate (although we all agree, we’d rather paint another fence than hang that gate again).
The weather has been a little touch-and-go here, so some days we blew off work to paint. (Of course we always make up for it… )
We used a taught string as a guide for the tops of the pickets (you can barely see it in the photo above to the left of my head) and a 2×4 scrap as a spacer between pickets. I held up a spirit level every few pickets and made adjustments when needed. We’re using special screws that are “dactrotized” and apparently won’t rust or corrode in our marine environment.
We’re not quite finished putting up pickets, but many of my neighbors have already stopped to say how much they like the fence. I love it.
I LOVE your fence and will be filing away that image for future projects. The spectacular looks aside, my favorite part just might be the fact that you used canned food as templates for cutting
Great looking fence. Cedar fence boards come in handy for many different applications. I’ve used the scraps left from fencing jobs to make little planters, boxes etc. Cedar sands and can have a pleasant grain pattern. It takes clear laquer nicely too.
The fence is darling! good for you!!
I’m going to show it to Hubby, we need to fence along side our driveway a little bit and that’s so cute!!
Too funny… I was going to comment about how much I liked your white picket fence. Then I finished reading and looking at the rest of the pictures.
I couldn’t stop laughing because this early in the morning, all I could picture in my head was a bumblebee got sick all over the fence.
Don’t get me wrong, I like it! Nice and bright, but just cannot get the bee picture out of my head.
Maybe some coffee might help!
Seriously though, awesome job!