How To Build A Fence : DIY PRIVACY FENCE

hey guys bring your own tools aka bi t thank you for joining me in today we are working on replacing my busted a s fans it is pretty dilapidated let's it started let's talk about materials for a 40 foot long span and with a gate I used all these materials you can go and pause it I don't want to read all these you also need a table saw a level a string line measuring tape two inch long exterior screws eight inch and half inch drill bit spray paint wood preservative with brush six inch washer and bolts with washer nuts easy gate hardware kit a square and a pencil a drill or drills if possible you also need a Sauza a Skilsaw and a chop saw man it's a lot of sauce my oh my that is one ugly fence line now you can see why we're doing all this work first off we have to demo out this old fence and the only hold enough are these metal posts which are actually in pretty good condition but the bolts are no match for the sava ah the demo portion of a project does make me feel good inside I don't know it's that weird anyways the one portion of this project that I'm very happy with is that I did have a helper for this entire project which comes in extremely handy because a lot of this is a two-man job or at least it makes it a lot easier with two people now I have made the executive decision of salvaging these posts because they are in very good condition and actually straight I braid the surface with 80 grit sandpaper and I spray it with a nice glossy black because the whole galvanized look is not working for me on this project once all my posts are painted and looking fabulous it is time to move on to my 4x4 posts I don't need a super tall fence line which is why I bought ten foot posts and I'll be cutting them in half this way you can save a little money in the long run I measure the hole locations on the steel pipe and then transfer that to the wood post trying to be as accurate as possible I suggest using a fatter bit than you actually need because that gives you a little leeway on maneuvering these posts once they're in this point go ahead and insert your bolts and see if your measurements actually turned out once your bolt makes it to the other side go ahead and place a washer and a nut on each bolt and hand tighten it now that you know your post is not going anywhere go ahead and take your drill and tighten it fully making sure you're checking for levelness as you go as you can see my I'm a little off so what did I do I took a couple washers put them in between the post and the steel rod and look at that boom done once all my posts are in I take a string lining and straight across all the posts to figure out exactly the height they want and make sure it's congruent with all the other posts I then take my 2 by 10 pressure treated lumber and rip two inch strips on my table saw I'll be cutting these down and attach them to the posts pressure-treated lumber is perfect for exterior use but it only works if the solution is actually on the lumber itself and if we make all these cuts it's not on the book to sides so what we do we take our pressure treated solution and spread it across all the boards that way it can last for years to come now in all reality the only reason we have to do this step is because the fact that my cedar planks are only eight feet long and it can't reach from post post which is why I have to put this ledger on both sides of each post just keep that in mind because hopefully you don't do this step once this is taken care of it's now time to prep my cedar planks by pre drilling all of the holes yes all of them do not try and avoid this step because if you do your boards will crack once you start spraying into it I know from experience since I didn't want to drill these either once you install your first board you want to check the levelness and make sure everything looks nice and straight because it's a lot easier to fix now than later I'm using a 1/2 inch spacer board between each plank the spacing can be whatever you want but I feel that a half inch or a little bit greater is the perfect eye appealing look I just laugh when I see those fences with a full inch space what are they think anyways the main thing you want to think about when installing this up a fence or really any fence you're installing is making sure it looks level if it doesn't look level your eye will catch it and it'll drive you nuts now I'm starting from a top down which is easier if you do have two people but if you don't have two people I would definitely suggest doing it from the bottom up because that way you have gravity on your side and you know to worry about trying to hold on to each board every single time on a quick side note I do realize that most people will not have this to have a post system already installed in their yard but I do and I didn't want to dig holes so sorry for not showing that one maybe in another BYO tee and of course no fence project would be complete without a gate so let's make a gate and I am using easy gate and in all reality this system does make it quite easy to make you can make it any size you want as long as you have this bracket system and it really does make it quite easy I may be a spokesperson for these guys as long as your poster square this project is quite simple because the fact that all you have to do once the frame is taken care of is screw it to the post and you should be good to go once you have the gate installed and swinging correctly go ahead and install your slats right on to the framework itself now this is not an easy project even with two people so as you can see the light will be dimming because the fact that we were here all day and all night so on a day to now I do have to cut off some of these tops so I take my square strike a line and use my skill saw to cut one side and then the other just make sure you're careful I need this because it is a sharp blade and things might shoot at you like a little boy oh now that all the tops are cut off you are ready for your top cap I start out by measuring it from post to post and I measure to the center of the next post I adjust the angle of my chop saw to 25 degrees I don't have to have an angle on this but it does create a better butt joint once you join both ends together that's one dirty kind of link but Joe is my own stripper name anyways moving on nice thing about this top cap is that you don't be too insanely accurate with your measurements as long as it's supported by both posts also make sure you're looking at your lumber and noting any weird marks that are on your lumber making sure that's on this side that's actually down and can't see it's because no one will see that when placing top cap feel free to hammer the end of your top cap that way you know you have a tight seal on the other side also it's nice to sand the ends of your top cap just so they fit properly if they're already small outs take a quick measurement on each and make sure you have even spacing on both side I also recommend pre drilling your holes just to make sure nothing cracks because that's the last thing we want to worry about at this point then go ahead and screw in on both sides of the post making sure that the top cap is locked into place and on to the next one make sure they butt up against each other appropriately hopefully they land flush but doesn't have to be perfect just as long as you're happy with the seam go ahead and continue the process for each post just making sure that you need a nice flat cut on the end joint because you don't need an angle one and in the end you have one mighty fine sexy beast of a fence look at that that is one magnificent difference and there you have it episode number 12 a beauty done good to go as you see that was a quite the vast improvement over what was there as a sign up please know that this is not the cheapest product of all time but hopefully you can split it with your neighbors it makes things a lot easier in any case thank you for time please like this video please subscribe this channel and please let me know what you like me to do in my next video I might do it in case thanks for your time and catch you next time safety tip watch out for bees we did run across them and luckily my neighbor had a suit I don't know why sorry Peter I really didn't want to get stung and I actually do like these but no I'm sure there's some kids around here that are allergic somewhere

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Length: 7min 53sec (473 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 12 2016