Smartie's Bar & Grill #72

I love hearing about yalls life in small towns or rural areas. Except for a couple of years when I lived on 17 acres (with spiders and scorpions and trantulas) I've always preferred the big city. Not saying Id pass up a little cottage on a lake right now, but so far, that's not happening.

All that to say, I enjoy the daily visual stimulants.. like today there was a well built, but short, young black guy who took his shirt off at the train station and was posing... sharing various views of his six pack abs and bulging arms. I didn't look at him until I passed by and could look back so he couldn't see me. Entertainment til the Train arrived.



Then on the ride home, snuck a pic of this tired gentleman. (Note the miles on those shoes)



Felt safe though. Who wouldn't?

 

Here's the dam for the wood chips.

 

My concern about that is that those vertical boards will rot from the bottom up if they are left in contact with the ground. I would feel better if there was a pressure treated board in contact with the ground and the vertical boards just above it.

This is a picture of my old fence I'm going to rebuild next year. Notice what happened to the boards touching the ground vs the boards not against the ground.



Same fence, boards down to the ground. I probably stuck that piece of concrete there a long time ago to block critters. Didn't do any good.



This is a fence I built probably 25 years ago or more with a pressure treated board at the bottom that the boards are nailed to. The boards show their age but they are not rotted like the ones above. The dark color is not rot. It's just wet from recent rain.



New fence from the front.



Same fence from the back



Seth

 

It does look really nice though, TC.

 

Yeah. They'll rot on the inside, where they were cut. I'm counting on the outside quarter inch, or so, staying solid (It is pressure treated, but the inside will rot because of the cuts.).

 

They'll last quite a long time before it becomes a problem, though. Someday the next owner of your property may have to do some digging and replace those vertical boards, but I doubt that you will have to. After I rebuild that back fence next year, I am quite certain all of my fences will outlive me. Haha, hope the next owner appreciates all the work. Next year I'll have to show you guys my gradual progress on that fence. I guarantee you I have no intention of trying to do it all in a few days. I'll probably deconstruct and reconstruct one 8 foot panel at a time, after which time it'll be beer time. Like I said, I ain't 34 anymore ....

 

Anyways, aside from that one concern, it looks good, and it's going to look even better when they install the top part.

 

Would Trex work as a platform for a wood fence? How does it hold up when in contact with the ground?

 

You can buy borate and paint it on several inches up, and over the raw cut edges. It helps slow the the rot down.

 

I watched the video, and the stuff looks flimsy. I assume it doesn't rot, but I wouldn't use it for that. It's pretty amazing how well a pressure treated 2x6 will hold up against the ground over many years.

 

But until the Twelfth of Never is a "long long time".



Trex should cut me a check for this.

Yes, the stuff does look flimsy - there goes my pay day.

 

I went to a locally-owned building supply store yesterday. Trex makes fence rails that I wanted to see and they're a retailer for that company.

They're not impressed by theTrex brand of decking material.

 

Here's just a sample of the buried treasures I found this morning.

 

I am not impressed with any decking material. Everything deteriorates and requires maintenance. Maintenance free = after death.
But a guy can dream - right?

 

No I can't.Proilly on account I don't want to.
More on account ... I don't even Do stuff I wanna do.
Plus ... where's it written I gotta do stuff I don't wanna do.
Especially When I ain't Married.

 

That just begs for a strong rebuttal, but I can't think of anything.

 

That's usually what happens to men who have been married too
long.They've exhausted all their excuses for Being Married.
Too Taxing.And why go against the standard wisdom of
Nothing is certain except Death & Taxes.
How about Nothing is Forever except our Souls and
God's word.

 

Life is not about what you 'want' to do, but what needs be done for the continuation of life: yours, or others.
Doing things you 'want' to do is to make the above journey more pleasant.
Unless you prefer picking pill bugs from the underside of the lawn.

 

That's called the 15 year old neighborhood kid who needs a couple of bucks.... they run in abundance, but most just play video games these days.

 

Your soil had a life before it became beautiful, and wears it's remanents proudly.

 

Well, you have to marry the right woman, but I would still rather let the fence posts rot until they drop - or longer.

 

Hmm ... I guess we're back to the Horse & Plow agin'.
Making sure to always wear our Sunday best when out and about.
Voting our Conscience according to our Kitchen Table.
Having Shotgun Weddings ?
Lions and Tigers and Bears ... Oh My.

 

She shed day one 12’X16’

 

Um ... Great Female { or Babe } conversation starter.Especially
in a Bar.A She Shed.I guess it could have been a She Said shed,as well.

 

Fence.