I'm still undecided about buying prefab sections or not. If I go with
sections, they cost more & I'll have to pay for delivery. If I buy the
pieces, can probably get them home in my car, even if I have to make 2
trips.....there's 2 home stores within 3 miles of my house. But then,
I'm out of work at the moment, so I have more time than money right
now, LOL.

Just for the heck of it, here's some pix. First the entire fence:
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6561/fence1mk6.jpg
The big old tree causes the most problems. It loses dead
branches/limbs during every t-storm, and many times the branches take
out a piece of the fence. If the fence wasn't rotted, it would prolly
hold up better. Also, it clogs the garage gutters and the shade lets
moss grow on north-facing side of garage roof. Ideally, it's time to
take out the tree, but that's way beyond my budget.

Close-up example of rot:
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2605/fence2nn9.jpg
All the pickets are soft like this. I am guessing the original wood
was not pressure treated. I have no idea of fence age; the city has no
permit records showing a fence. Last permit issued was 1964, to build
the garage.....I checked into this before I bought the place. These
days, fences require a permit.

For a laugh, here's one of my ugly temp fixes. I used some scrap house
trim left in garage by previous owner. I broke it into small pieces
along the finger joints. Now I know why guys like to save leftover
wood....these spare pieces are a lifesaver!
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9666/fence3ld6.jpg

This fix is ugly, but it works and it's on my side, so my neighbors
don't have to look at it. Also, I learned frrom my ex and other men I
know...when I became single and bought this place, on speculation I
kept most of the wood scraps that were left here.

Now I understand there's a "method to the madness". I've used scrap
wood, wire & metal for all sorts of things in the last few years. So
all you hoarders have a convert, ha ha.



On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:55:10 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"LJ" wrote in message
The posts seem okay, I can't rock them at all, and they are solid at
ground level (tried stabbing them with a screwdriver). So it seems to
be just the picket sections that are bad.

Is this something a lone female can accomplish? I can handle tools,
repairs, etc, but my main problem with projects is having the muscle.
Or would this be a two person job?

Are you going to rebuild from scratch or put in pre-fabricated sections?
Either way, it would be hand to have a helper to hodl things. If yo are
putting in sections, I'd definitly want someone to give a hand. The size
adn weight makes it awkward to handle for one person. Propping up on blocks
may help though.



Also, would it be better to use screws to attach the new sections, or
is that overkill, and nails are enough?

I'd use stainless screws.