DIY Privacy Fence | How to build a Fence | 150+ Feet 6' Shadow Box | Fence Makeover Pt. 1
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
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I am currently extending my fence closer to the property lines to enable us to fully utilize more of our backyard and increase privacy. In this video will show you how to build a fence or at least the way I built our 6 foot privacy fence. The project starts in this video with the creation of 150+ feet of new 6’ tall shadow box fence to match the existing fence we have. I show my plans, method of installing the posts and building the new sections of fence. I believe this is a great DIY Fence project that most anyone could handle with enough time and a few key tools. In future videos I will give more details of how I built the large gate, how I reuse the old sections of fence, and the staining process of the sections built in this video.
I hope you enjoyed the video and come back to see how the project turns out!
Special thanks to my dad for helping out with this one!
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Part 2 (building the gates) ruclips.net/video/I0U0fXQSQdY/видео.html is now up. Gates came out well. Moving old fence panels and Staining the fence coming soon!
Did you find out the purpose for the concrete and ashphalt under the ground?? Was it some sort of old building site or other reason for concrete and asphalt to be there??
Does this kind of fence help with noise?
You did not worry about the cables and other pipes ?🤔
I've glossed over a dozen DIY builds and all of them so far neglect to illustrate the most important step most people can't figure out. How did you lay out your string line to make it level and square? How did you determine how far away from the sidewalks, roads, utility easement, boundary? Never forget to have all utilities located first. I no each state and County has its own codes but they are closely related within reason. The string line layout is the most important step but nobody shares how its done.
You are basically encapsulating your post in concrete. When your treated post shrinks- a gap forms around the post allowing moisture to build up around your post with no where to go due to the surrounding concrete. This could potentially rot out your post prematurely. One option might be to place washed gravel in the hole first- set your post and then fill with concrete around the sides to stabilize. Any moisture will then freely run through and out the bottom.
Got a job on this tomorrow thanks chief . Good looking out. Love from California.
Placing the post on gravel is probably better, but that also allows moisture to wick up from the soil below. Either way, the wood will rot. So much better to use a metal post, but also more expensive.
@@johnlee7085 Metal looks so ugly in my opinion rather just replace the fence in 10yrs lol
It’s not difficult to place a metal post and clad it in wood.
Or You can plan to fail. Plenty do right. Planned obsolescence?
you're being that guy
Wow that fence is immaculate. Glad to see all of the correct legal actions were taken when installing. You did not mention this, and i think it is a valuable point, but you may consider adding siege defense weaponry to the fence. Trebuchets, catapults, and ballistas would be ideal. Potentially evening adding a moat with a hydraulic draw bridge by the gate. Something to consider
Thanks lol
If you lived in the south near Mexico don’t forget your bear spray,camera,AR, night vision , high power lights to hold off the massive wave of illegals storming the country.
You’re the epitome of showing that taking the extra time to do it right makes for a better overall product. Well done.
Thanks I appreciate that, always trying the best I can.
He does it well but there are methods that have the same quality that are faster. If your doing your own house sure this is fine but getting payed per job this would not cut it. Would take to long. So if you see people doing less than this, it does not mean they are doing a bad job.
I went to the extreme for my own house. Cut the tops of the posts, pickets, and the top sides of the side supports off at a slight angle and waxed all end cuts to reduce rain absorption; added 1x4 opposite the 2x4 for hurricane protection (wouldn't work with shadow box, but I have overlapping pickets); used slotted sliding connections with washers and lag screws between the side supports and posts to allow expansion and contraction without splitting; poured 2 inch wide 12 inch deep concrete under the entire length to stop animals from digging under.
Those wood posts are going to break themselves and your heart in short time.
Next time do galvanized heavy sch 20 or 40 steel posts.. they’ll last for life and you just replace slats…
@@EnginAyaz Not sure about the creator of this video, but where I live you do not need a permit or inspections to build a wood fence, but for metal you do, so it's a lot more hassle. The pt posts I used on my fence are in perfect shape after eight years, but I do live where there is rarely a freeze.
Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful tutorial. I spent this past weekend building a 48’ section shadow box fence, and with all of your wonderful tips, it helped make the job a lot easier, saved us a ton of money and turned out looking super professional. Thank you so much.
No nonsense, precise, and done right and correctly. Just found your channel and these videos are great. Thank you.
Thank you, finally, someone telling me how to measure my first corner post to @ 68" and do the same at the other corner post at 68", then add the string line to get the level across all the post (my ground is like a bow, high on both ends and low in the entire middle. After I got all post marked, I measure two inches below that line to add my first line of cross rails. Now I can measure from my first rail to get my other two rolls of railing space out perfectly, by eyesight its straight as can be. Happy camper! I am cutting my post a 70" (two more inches higher).
You fitted those posts perfectly - they'll last so much longer than others I've seen fitted because of the way you've finished off the concrete above the ground level. PERFECT. Great finish to the rails and pickets too. Well done.
Making it look easy, thank-you for your end of construction comments, the spacers, procedure and video production was excellent.
Thank you I appreciate it!
I really hope that the algorithm is picking you up. I love the visuals, the audio, the framing. Well, and the content obviously.
Has nothing to do with my life (I rent in the city...) but somehow the french drain video got suggested to me. I'm staying dangit!
Thanks I really appreciate that! Hopefully you continue to enjoys and I can come up with a project that may relate better to your situation. Thanks again!
for someone who never built it anything before, you worked better than a pro.
Man even though I’m not trying to build a fence it was fun watching you put this up. Such methodical methods, precision and attention to details; finally really appreciate you for sharing your knowledge, all the lessons-learnt etc. and explaining it so thoroughly.
Thanks I really appreciate that!
Clamping the speed square to the post to use as a guide - that alone was worth the like. Great video.
I like this content you arent like demeaning or anything just a friendly guy with good info on a fence build
Amazing work and such incredibly detailed narrative. Love the creative use of simple jigs and such to facilitate working alone. Without your guidance I probably wouldn’t have thought about some of these until half way through a job, or maybe even never. This is really a tremendous resource you’ve put into the public domain. Your attention to doing quality work clearly shows. You did a lot of research on every nuance of the build. On top of this you had another large project which is this tutorial video. That you captured all this video and then created this wonderfully narrated tutorial is a project likely as complex as the fence build, and you did it with matching high quality . You are truly an amazingly skilled and generous human. Thank you !
Love your videos and the time you take to explain why/how you do certain things.
Thanks I appreciate that
Fence looks good. For a fully private fence, next time place your lap board over the space on the same side. Guarantied privacy! And use screws. May take longer to build but easier repairs.
A very conscientious job. Well done. If I may offer a couple of additional tips. Using Bitumen sleeves that you heat shrink around the post necks will protect the posts from rotting at ground level. It’s the most likely failure point. Closing the grain on the top of the cut posts would be prudent. Maybe a timber cap, shaped lead or sealer. Additional treatment would have been best applied before erection, as you say a tricky job ahead!. A gravel/base board along the ground would have offered a consistent height guide for installing the Pickets to sit on and also provided a replaceable isolator keeping the bottoms of the Pickets away from damp ground. It’s easier to replace one horizontal board than multiple vertical ones. Also helps with sag as that is a lot of weight suspended on 3 cross rails. Maybe 4 rails next time🤷♂️
You’re spot on with your Auger experience and how best laid plans don’t always work out! Lucky you have such good ground.
Well done, a fence to admire👌
Well done, and all by yourself! Impressive.
Love the clamping of the speed square to cut the tops off. So easy, but I didn't think of that.
To be honest learned that one on another RUclips video... Worked great!
Fantastic job young man, I am impressed.
Good old fashioned sweat equity. Gosh I wish the newer generation of people could understand this. So many people buy a house, or more accurately take out huge mortgage loans for a house but don't have a clue about how to measure, cut or nail or fix anything. Well done sir, well done. As a contractor I appreciate your prep work even on the post concrete. One of my co bosses used to just run around and dump in the dry concrete right from the bag then add water, instead of pre mixing it properly as you did. Granted what he did was quicker and in the near term probably would hold the posts OK, in the long run it is not a good idea. In fact many building codes do not allow that shortcut.
DUDE!!!! You deserve way more recognition!! Your videos are awesome. Your projects are great and you save people like me that are just starting learn the best methods without making so much research!!
I appreciate that! Thanks!
Loved the process and outcome great project 👏
Watching you from Oban, Scotland. Great video, very well explained. Thanks a lot!
I really like how it came out.
Wish I could call this man to help me with my fence lol. You are really good. You are the first person I've seen do this by yourself. Awesome work.
I just discovered your channel. I love how attentive to detail you are. Look forward to doing some of your projects myself.
Awesome to hear and thanks! I should have plenty more coming, seems like it never stops.
Man I love hard work... could watch it all day.
Stick around then lol
I really wanted to do something like this when I grow up! thank you so much for the idea!!!!
NP Thanks for watching
Excellent work. Great attention to detail!
When running the string from one start post to the other, cut three identical pieces of wood about an inch thick so you can offset the string by an inch on each post. That way when you come to add the posts, you don't end up with your string slowly being pushed out. Use that third block you cut to use to put it in the right place.
I have the same nailer! It's decent for sure. I built a fence in 1997 at my parents house using the same method of post setting you did exactly. Although, I did through a rectangular picture frame mold around the top, for aesthetics and to run off water, raised about 2 inches from grade. I used 4x6's though since this fence could be plowed against in winter, and possibly rot more. I'm glad I over-built it. It's still standing today. I also incorporated a 9 foot wide swinging gate. I ran a 2x4 diagonal from top of hinge post to bottom of neighbor. The gate was essential two stacked trusses made of 2x4 members, screws, and liquid nails. I use weight bearing latch/pins. I used stockade fence sections which were pre-made, except for the gate, which I added two sections to. When closed the gate looks virtually invisible. I love your videos. Great work. Lumbers a bit insane right now. lol waiting.
Wow that sounds like a heck of a fence and ya over build it! Thanks for watching again glad you enjoy!
You are a great teacher!
You’re my latest subscription from my last about... Two years ago! Great content man this is only my second video I’ve watched by you👏🏽👏🏽
Great work! I'm so happy your channel is taking off!
Thanks it is because people like you watch. I appreciate it
A very nice job on the fence.
I like to run posts an inch above fence line and taper all four sides so water will Not pool on top of post. Alternative is to cap all posts. Rot can come from bottom And top! Beautiful fence!
That's a lot of work. Nice job and it looks very professional.
Thanks 👍
Post level tool is pretty handy . I built a similar fence about 20 years ago, went 36” deep on all the holes, I only used one bag of quickcrete per hole. Hit lots of sidewalk , rock , and even asphalt. Dug the holes all by hand with shovels, post holes diggers and a heavy steel mining bar. The mining bar is like the jackhammer. It’s held up quite well over the years, kept the dogs safe. Nice job , you went further with attention to detail then I did.
Thanks, there are many ways to achieve the same result. The post level is pretty cool but only measures over a 6" distance. It can be misleading on a less than perfect post.
You have some serious ambition to do this on your own and attention to detail. Nice work!
Thanks 👍
Superb fence build man! Very nice & professional quality built.
Thats that means a lot!
Awesome job,thankyou for sharing
Pretty pleased?? that fence looks great!!! Awesome job and thank you for the video.
Thanks I appreciate it!
A Ryobi guy did such a great project!
A really great job, you did very good friend.
Looks great!!!
great job!!! I do the same, I pour 3 bags of concrete mix on each post
Good work. Looks great.
Great video. Wished l had a man to help me build/fix my fence since a train is going past my home. Took me 40 years to finally buy a house, the city to clean up the old freight train tracks & now the feds decided to put in a passenger train😟. Going to watch all of your videos. Excellent conversation & sharing of your knowledge. Much appreciated. Makes me want to follow you through to the end of your build.👍
Thanks I really appreciate the support! I hope you can get your fence the way you want it.
Awesome mate. So good!
Really enjoyed the video. Your use of jigs was impressive. I have several hundred feet of fence to replace this summer, I’ll be applying some of your technique to my project. I’ve been a DIY kind of guy all my life, you can always learn new ways of doing things, if you pay attention.. Thank you Sir. 👍
Thanks for watching and I'm glad it could help in some way!
Nicest looking fence I've seen in a long time good job . If your posts shrink, just caulk the top of it with some driveway concrete cement caulking. 😊
Awesome job. I just did 75 feet of fence myself. I used the pre-made fence panels and thought about staining them with a brush and roller but chose to spray them instead, which now I know is the only way to go. I did reduce the amount of paint I sprayed and went at it from different angles to try and cover every bit, that seemed to work well. I also used the postmaster galvanized posts for my project which allowed me to do all the work from my side. Neighbor had an old fence I butted my new one up to because he wouldn’t let me remove his to give me the option of working from his side. I even offered to remove his and handle the disposal, no cost to him and he just wouldn’t budge. All worked out in the end. Good luck on the staining.
Thanks for the tips and we will see how this goes lol
@@ThatTechTeacher427 I also got an inexpensive Harbor Freight HVLP paint sprayer and used an oil-based stain I've had very good luck with - TWP 100. I was able to spray it easily right from the 5g can (undiluted) and it covered well and soaked nicely into the wood. My fence pickets are rough cut, so while using a brush or even a roller would be doable, it would have taken a lot longer. However, make sure you stand upwind from the spray. Don't ask me how I know that. :)
Great Job! Great Voice! Great Teacher!!
Thanks so much!
Its great you prepared for an asteroid impact, your fence will be very safe. Also great design for burgulars and peeping tom's, lovely step system to climb easily from either side for fast get away.
lol
I'm not sure if this is your first fence built, but you did a great job.
One thing I would suggest is that when you're setting your posts, you should put 4"-6" of pea or clear washed gravel at the bottom of the hole for drainage. I'd also stop you concrete about 4"-6" below grade and then back-fill the rest of the hole with clear gravel and dirt to again help with drainage and prevent water from getting between the post and the concrete once your wood has had time to dry and shrink.
Cheers. 🇨🇦
Looks good thanks for the video!!
Nice job, thanks for sharing
Very nice job
Fence looks good. When it comes time to pull the old fence out, a high lift jack works good to pull them. Or a good excuse to rent the skid steer again.
Thanks! Good suggestion that would work but I really like the excuse for the rental!
Great job on the fence! Very professional. Awesome shirt by the way. I have the same Freedom factory shirt.
Thank you! Hell ya brother!
What about planting a small hedge on the outer side of the shadow fence to help with noise pollution from the road and for some extra privacy.
Thats is a good idea something we will think about
I agree, that would definitely help with noise abatement and look nice to boot. But I would warn you, though, about a problem we encountered in an old neighborhood I lived in. The development had a privacy fence around it and a nice hedge in front of the fence. But it turned out the pickets were too low to the ground and too close to the hedge, because they got wet (and stayed wet much of the time) and eventually rotted out on the bottoms. We ended up having to rip all the fencing out and have it totally redone - expensive! So, I'd make sure the hedge watering system is well drained and don't allow mulch or plants to touch the bottoms of the pickets. Even pressure-treated wood has its limits.
Plants won’t help with noise.
In even the absolute most dense shrubbery possible you’ll be lucky to eliminate 1-2 decibels..
Awesome job, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Oh yeah, that was fun to watch go up. I’m glad it was you doing the work and not me! I am looking forward to your gate video, because mine needs some love. Great job!
Thanks hopefully should be soon
CleeterMcSkeeter Fan I see. Dope fence build! Can't wait to see the next project for the channel!
Hell Ya Brother! Thanks and there is plenty more to come!
Great video, really informative! Looking forward to see more! :)
Thanks I really appreciate it!
Great video man I learned a lot.
Watched your grass video RUclips recommended to me now I'm on this video strangely starting to want to do yard work the more videos I watch
Thanks for watching and I hope it goes well
Freedom Factory shirt. Hell yeah brother!
Cleeter!
Nice video . Thank You.
Looking good!👍🏻
Thanks!
Nicely done, I've finished my shadow box last summer, but the one important thing I learned was that wooden posts don't last that long matter how much you treat them. All of the posts in my neighborhood or as I'm driving by ppls houses with fences. A good 75% have their posts broken, lean, or about to brake. I ended up using 2 5/8 metal posts with the special clamps that I can use wood pickets. I will spray this summer.
drill a hole in the bottom of your post. Pour teak or linseed oil into it. Plug it up.
Enjoy your wooden post that won't rot for 50 years.
I had a shadow box fence at a previous house that didn't get treated for a few years and got some moss and other nasties on it. I ended up pressure washing it with deck wash and then used a Wagner sprayer to apply CWF straight from the 5 gallon bucket. There are much better sprayers these days, but that Wagner made quick work of it. I would go down one edge, then up the other, and then down the middle. I'd then do the back of the outside board and on to the next. I'm sure you'll figure out a rhythm. Cheers!
Thanks I appreciate it!
A great video 😊
Love the video.🙂❤️👍
Good job. I prefer not to use concrete and wood posts but this is a very nice video/tutorial.
완전 꼼꼼하게 일처리하고 매우 깔끔합니다. 🏆 🏅
Nice!
It's definitely easier to use wooden posts, and having the concrete bottom and sloping the top helps, but I'd be afraid of rot still. Concrete still absorbs water and that can and will transfer to wood encased in concrete. I went with galvanized and painted steel posts when I built my fence. I also had to dig a bunch of holes, but I actually opted to buy a handheld auger, the kind with a small 2-cycle gas engine on top. I think I paid about $200 for it (used) and sold it after the project was done for at least $150, but I don't remember (it's been years). No doubt that rig used here was much easier to use ! lol My only regret is not going deeper for the post holes (I did 3 ft. deep holes) and not using kickboards (I think that's what they're called?) Basically, a 2x6 along the bottom/base of the fence, connected to the posts to help stabilize the posts and fence itself. I'm in North Texas where the soil is black clay, so the expansion and contraction can be a real pain in the ass, not only for fence posts but house foundations as well.
Ya I think anytime wood is pit in the ground it is going to rot. It is more of a matter of how long can you make it before it happens. Great ideas on your project and it sounds really well done.
Great Job!! Lot's a work and planning... and like you mentioned, the cost went up quite a bit from planning to doing. :)
Thanks!
Thank you for this!
Thanks for watching
This project must have took you so much time and money. :o The result is clean!
When you enjoy what you are doing... you know the saying lol
impressive! great video! I like you use of jigs..
Thanks 👍 I appreciate it!
👏👏👏👏👏amazing!!
Seen a great trick to keeping that dirt out of the way, use a cheap plastic kiddie pool to collect it as the auger bit runs through the center 😀
yeah. Harbor Freight can be iffy. Labor wise the nailer is the way to go. screws are over kill
Good video
Love these videos and I have no intention of building a fence anytime soon
Thanks!
Awesome bud, amazing work.
👍🏻 Liked, sub
Thanks, I appreciate both!
Great fence for sons ball washing 👏...
Thanks
Just stumbled across this video after doing some research on methodology for fence building (as I may need to replace one soon). I felt compelled to leave a comment due to how thorough you were with building this fence. This is me on a lot of projects. Usually gets involved and over engineered. Maybe it’s because I’m anal and a perfectionist. Either way your video hit all the checkboxes for me when approaching a project.
I would cap the top starting from the top runners up for a more decorative look and also reduce warping in the fence and it will strengthen the fence so you could have a sturdy mounting point for hang decorative and accent lighting or other things in the future on either side of the fence.
Good advice 👍
Well done great job m8
I have digging envy. we are following this and trying to build our fence, even with the auger, each hole takes hours, we have so much clay and rocks, it is just insane. But really nice video, you are awesome.
Wow, I feel for you! Its rough when one part of the project is more difficult than it should be. Good luck and thank you for watching!
@@ThatTechTeacher427 Thanks. right now we have assigned specific parts. I watch the kids while my husband digs, then he watches them while i level and set the posts. he is pretty tall, so he can actually reach the bottom of the holes to dig out big rocks with a trowel if necessary, which happens a lot.
He's talking about the cost of material inflating, but I'm in awe at all that yard he's playing on.
Let's save Real estate for another day too.
Love the video, I have watch it a dozen times now. I am about to start hanging the pickets but I am not to sure about the first jig you made. Appears to be like a T-Square. Did you draw a line in the jig 6 inches down and align it with the top of the rail? Thanks
Impressive and educational. May I ask what size auger bit was used?
You could probably sell your old fence for what it cost new. Sign of the times 😆. Great job.
Your video is awesome! I’m doing a very similar project at my house & your vid has been extremely helpful. One question… how did you calculate the spacing of the pickets in each section? If the spacing varied did you have to make different spacer blocks? Thanks so much for sharing!
did you figure this answer out? i am curious too