12th October 2025
Well I turned the corner on the fence installation, literally. The progress was limited by the time available, don’t forget it is Sunday and it’s ice cream fest at Kelli’s mums.
I managed to secure the second panel, and then added a third panel at ninety degrees. That was hard, I kept hitting roots under the surface that had to be cut away.
I had to make a decision regarding securing the posts along the long side. I didn’t think that the spikes would be rigid enough in the sandy soil that we have, to remedy that I chose to dig holes and set the spikes in concrete.
I cut notches on the spike with an angle grinder to give some grip and ran to Menards to buy the quick drying concrete designed for use with posts.
I borrowed a hole boring tool from Matt and set about digging. It was easier than I thought, soon I was down two foot, I planned to knock the spikes down a foot and fill the rest with concrete. After propping the post vertical, I poured the dry concrete into the hole, gradually adding water.
Soon it was done.
The next post to be set will be the gate post, then I would make the gate by cutting down a fence panel, but that’s tomorrow’s job.
Another Lifetime to go 