Repairing my 8' privacy fence after Hurricane Sally rolled through in September 2020 and damaged it. This is a continuation of part one and will show the completion of the repairs.
@@1001ewaste this is more about how renters think every nick anf tiny flaw must be fixed right now with premium parts and complain as u bend over backwards to get it fixed as quickly as possible.
Well done. This was very helpful. Hurricane Irma took down my brand new wooden fence installed by Superior Fence and Rail. I’m not too happy about the quality that they built just two years ago 8k in cash. I guess I’m going to fix it. Thank you for the video🙏
Nice job Adam. Like everything else you do it’s bulletproof. I noticed you’ve got a nice blister to go along with that smashed thumbnail. Ahhh, the joys of home ownership.
Hard work has its rewards! Hard labors never bothered me, I can sit here and watch it all day! All kidding aside, Adam, the fence looks great. My son lives in Lynn Haven, and they are still making repairs after Michael blew through town.
Having a 6 ft privacy fence is NICE. I love mine. Forget 4 ft chain link from now on. It's privacy fence for me. And I have curtains/shades around my back porch, too. So I can close it off from the wind, rain, prying neighbors, etc.... Love it!
@@arfonjones7188 Mine might be 8ft now that I think about it. I have to get the ladder out to see over the top and Im around 5'9" so that would make sense. Guess I need to go outside and measure it lol🤷♂️😆 Edit: nope. I was right the first time 😆 it's "6 ft" or so.
Great job on that fence, Adam! One thing I like about my fence is that whoever built it used drywall screws to hold the boards on. So it makes them very, very easy to replace when one breaks or gets bowed out of place.
Future business idea... ABOM FENCE REPAIR... looks great sir, you really can do everything it seems like.. hell of a machinist, hell of a cook, hell of a fence repairer, seem like a hell of a family man... lets see, what else... oh ya and hell of a content creator!! love both your channels. just goes to show you that there is no substitute for a hard days work! I hope no more hurricanes come you your way any time soon.
There is great fence contractors. But when they show you the cost. People just say that cost is too high. Get a cheap job then complain the fence is falling apart. 🤦
I enjoyed seeing how you repaired this. Precisely why I built my fence myself. I used lots of concrete and screws. 10 years later and it’s still rock solid.
Great job Adam you definitely improved your fence! What I can't get my head around is the cowboys that built your fence in the first place! I guess here in New Zealand we have a higher standard or expectations of a fence.
Great video. You are definitely a multi-talented individual. I enjoy and learn from each and every one of your videos, machining or otherwise like this Keep up the good work and take care of your knees.
To keep the corner tight. Drill two holes each post. One near the top and one near the bottom. Feed heavy fencing wire looped to the two posts. Clamp the ends together tight. Finish off by twisting the wire till she sings. I have learned so much from your channel 👍🇺🇲
Good job as always Abom (Y) If you ever have to do something similar again, fix the straps the other way around. Then you can hold your level on the fence and adjust the straps at the same time (Y)
Good stuff, so nice when a task is completed, such as a chore where a few days of hard labor is nothing to look forward to. Now the fence is mint again and important stuff like cooking can be enjoyed again. Kind regards, South Africa.
just what we like to hear customers "service" should be compulsory to turn phones off when at work in a job where you serve customers. I ignore my phone when working in customers homes or leave it in car
When I am working for customer A I don't pick up the phone if customer B or the office calls (except my planner). The customer who pays for my work gets my attention.
Works both ways. I was in a store one day and the employee helping me used their cell phone to look up items to assist me etc. Had no idea if it was a website or a company access to inventory but it worked. Smartphones are not the problem. The dumbshits who can't tell the difference from being on the clock vs. not are the problem.
Good job Adam. I agree I'M not impressed with how they built that fence but the work that you did will make it better and stronger than it was when it was built.
Great looking fence repairs. Maybe make a plain style unfinished slat door to match the fence and install it as a temporary wall to close up that gap in your fence on the end. That way the PFD won't see it as an encumbrance.
I would leave the stakes in the ground and the eyes in the fence. If another storm is coming, you only need to put the straps in place, to prevent the fence from being pulled over. At least from the inside....
Hey Adam! I reckon you should have offered a couple days 'room & board' to Steve Summers & Elizabeth for 'concrete assistance' with those posts! LOL!!! Ken
I would leave those steel bars in the ground (mark them somehow so you know where they are) and when the next hurricane is on the way, attach the strap clamps beforehand.
Wish you luck I live 10 miles west of Zanesville ohio and I had a similar situation and I did almost the same as you did with 100 lbs of concrete at each post but 4 months later 75mph winds snapped it off right at the ground level ,and by the way nice blister on the hand
soft dirt and roots.. up here in northern Nevada we have sandy soil and rocks.. lots of rocks.. makes digging with a shovel or post pole digger a real pain, looks good!
Meanwhile where I live in California there are at least limited rocks.. doesn't matter when you have to soak the ground to have any hope of getting a shovel in more than a fraction of an inch because the dirt is so hard...
When we do any kind of home improvement or building of any kind, we support our local mom and pop building supply shop. The big box stores do nothing to sponsor the communities that they are in, the mom and pops definitely do.
Call a seamless gutter company. They can crank out what you need for that porch gutter in minutes and make sure it is properly sloped and mounted. You can even get covers that keep the leaves out at the same time. They can do it far faster and better than you could ever dream of trying to do it.
Hard to describe the feeling of accomplishing something on your own without enlisting the help of others but the smile on your face said it all. Well done! Always enjoy your videos and the time and effort that you put into them. I know in part one video you mentioned the traffic noise and wanting to eventually move. Had you considered planting some bushes like a Juniper or other type (along the outside or inside of the fence) that fill out thick and when planted closely "could" provide some additional noise barrier? I know 20 years ago would have been more convenient but it's never too late to consider. Keep the cameras rolling! I'm watching!!
I should have planted some evergreen trees along the outside of the fence years ago 🤦🏼♂️ I thought we would have been moved two years ago but we’re still here. I still may go ahead and get some planted this spring.
The problem with privacy fences is that they're subjected to a lot of wind damage. The wind rocks the fence back and forth 24/7 365 days of the year. The posts will all crack at the base. I built my 6 foot fence 30 years ago, but left 1/2" gaps between the pickets. Not a privacy fence, but still standing with little maintenance. No leaning, sagging, and every fence post still intact.
like your videos . especially the machine shop ones. I think your posts should have been longer too .Oh, and you mention getting the posts level "Level" is horizontal, "Plumb" is vertical LOL I set fence posts dry & let the moisture in the ground set the concrete. no need to add water .
Adam. why is it that if we want the job done correctly???? We end up fixing, building, rebuilding it ourselves?? Campers included!! I've been twinkin our Little winnebago for years now!! Its built ok but I've replaced, repaired, invented, so many simple things! Fence reinforcement looks good hoss!! Well Done youngman!
If you want the fences to have any hope of staying upright in heavy winds then you want to add a support brace to the posts at about 22, ideally 30 degrees, fixed at the height of the mid stringers on the fence - the brace means any force pushing the fence over has to 1st push the angled truss brace into the dirt by the same amount that the fence wants to go over Just like you expect chatter if you have a foot of stick out part in a lathe chuck you would expect flexing - same concept here
Screws definitely hold better than most nails but not much holds very well into end grain. The angles are the best idea but you do have to hold it together until you get them.
Yep, a bricklayer couldn't have done any better... of course this bricklayer is to old and broke down so don't take my word for it! If you like it, it's good, Greg.
A saws all would cut the roots with no hard work. Every time I cut down a tree I dig around the roots and then cut them with the saws all and the stumps come right out, but you did a fine job brother
Looking good man. Glad you got it done. Dont know if you saw my message on the previous video when you mentioned looking for property. Let me know. Anyway, great video. Bet you're glad to be done. 😁
Actually this is the Adventure channel, so everything outside of the machine shop. So yea, bbq, grilling, outdoor cooking, camping, travel vlogs and anything else I think might be interesting enough to share 😁
Leave the hooks in, hangers for outdoor lights later on. Looken real good on the fence. Nice work and workout. Tell Abby "Smile, your on Candid Camera!"
nice job. Not to add to your workload, but it could use a bit of stain. Sad to say that I have work to do on my fence. Homeownership is a never-ending project list. Have that beer.
That amount of weight should do better for the next heavy wind you get. How did you get those anchors out of the soil? Seems like they are in a fair piece.
Nice job Adam. If it was not so expensive, a block wall would have helped a lot with the noise from the street. Its amazing how much sound they prevent but they are rather expensive. AND you said it...you CAN'T rush cook'n ever or you are not doing it right.
It's to bad you had to fix the fence, the contractor should have done it. Looks like the post were not placed in the ground properly. Here's what a contractor stated about fence post - Fence posts should be dug into the ground at a depth that is roughly 1/3 or 1/2 of the height of the post above ground. For example, a six-foot tall fence would require a hole at a depth of around two to three feet. This ensures that the post is sturdy and will hold solid in the ground. Additionally, the hole created for the post should also be roughly three times the width of the post. So, a post with a diameter of four inches would require a diameter of about 12 inches wide. Following these two rules of thumb ensures successful installation of fence posts and fence systems
My favorite part of this video is when your wheelbarrow fell and you cussed in fast forward and it sounded the chipmunks 🐿. 🤣🤣
Some people will never know the work it takes to be a home owner. Looks good man.
Especially renters!
Unfortunately that's the reality for many who'll never be able to call somewhere home.
@@1001ewaste this is more about how renters think every nick anf tiny flaw must be fixed right now with premium parts and complain as u bend over backwards to get it fixed as quickly as possible.
@Tony McSteven A lot of people, a whole lot
Well done. This was very helpful. Hurricane Irma took down my brand new wooden fence installed by Superior Fence and Rail. I’m not too happy about the quality that they built just two years ago 8k in cash. I guess I’m going to fix it. Thank you for the video🙏
Did a much better job than the contractors did the first time. Great Job.
Adam, A big thumbs up !!! You did a nice job with this repair. Thanks for a great watch.
just damn funny watching a machinist work on a fence, surprised you didn't have a dial indicator involved
Good idea for the next time!
🤣🤣🤣
Nice job Adam. Like everything else you do it’s bulletproof. I noticed you’ve got a nice blister to go along with that smashed thumbnail. Ahhh, the joys of home ownership.
Yep, blisters on both hands, guess I don’t use a shovel enough these days 😅
I always forget to grab gloves...right up until the point that the blister is starting. Then I usually remember gloves, except it's too late by then 😆
You could rebate your anchoring spikes further into the ground just below the lawn surface, ready to use for the next hurricane that’s comes along..
Waiting for Wilson to pop his face over the fence! 😉
Hard work has its rewards! Hard labors never bothered me, I can sit here and watch it all day! All kidding aside, Adam, the fence looks great. My son lives in Lynn Haven, and they are still making repairs after Michael blew through town.
A difficult project goes along better when you have reward planned for yourself upon completion. Well done Adam!
Having a 6 ft privacy fence is NICE. I love mine. Forget 4 ft chain link from now on. It's privacy fence for me. And I have curtains/shades around my back porch, too. So I can close it off from the wind, rain, prying neighbors, etc.... Love it!
This one is 8ft. Wonder if 6ft for privacy whilst lessening the hurricane threat would have been a better compromise.
@@arfonjones7188 Mine might be 8ft now that I think about it. I have to get the ladder out to see over the top and Im around 5'9" so that would make sense. Guess I need to go outside and measure it lol🤷♂️😆
Edit: nope. I was right the first time 😆 it's "6 ft" or so.
It’s nice to her Abby, and seeing you smile when she is around. You guys will love growing old next to each other.
That pov stake pounding got me a flashback playing doom back in the 90is
I watched both videos back to back and they gave me motion sickness
I really enjoyed these two videos. Thanks for sharing.
Great job on that fence, Adam! One thing I like about my fence is that whoever built it used drywall screws to hold the boards on. So it makes them very, very easy to replace when one breaks or gets bowed out of place.
Future business idea... ABOM FENCE REPAIR... looks great sir, you really can do everything it seems like.. hell of a machinist, hell of a cook, hell of a fence repairer, seem like a hell of a family man... lets see, what else... oh ya and hell of a content creator!! love both your channels. just goes to show you that there is no substitute for a hard days work! I hope no more hurricanes come you your way any time soon.
Thanks Jay!
I'm glad we have Lowe's and Home Depot next door to each other , Lowe's customer service has issue
Just use some hinges to hold that corner together. That way if it is not square it doesn't matter.
You did a far better job than any fence contractor would have done. Nice job.
There is great fence contractors. But when they show you the cost. People just say that cost is too high. Get a cheap job then complain the fence is falling apart. 🤦
After watching Steve Summers videos it really makes a fella appreciate good sound 👍 it’s the small things in life.
Never mind the fence, you got some nice grills and smokers ! Ok, great job on the fence.
I enjoyed seeing how you repaired this. Precisely why I built my fence myself. I used lots of concrete and screws. 10 years later and it’s still rock solid.
Great job Adam you definitely improved your fence!
What I can't get my head around is the cowboys that built your fence in the first place! I guess here in New Zealand we have a higher standard or expectations of a fence.
Great video. You are definitely a multi-talented individual. I enjoy and learn from each and every one of your videos, machining or otherwise like this Keep up the good work and take care of your knees.
Abom, You sure are not scared of hard work, nice job on the fence.
To keep the corner tight. Drill two holes each post. One near the top and one near the bottom. Feed heavy fencing wire looped to the two posts. Clamp the ends together tight. Finish off by twisting the wire till she sings.
I have learned so much from your channel 👍🇺🇲
Please share your support project. Always nice to see how other people solve problems. If I needed it I would put a gate back there.
Good job as always Abom (Y) If you ever have to do something similar again, fix the straps the other way around. Then you can hold your level on the fence and adjust the straps at the same time (Y)
When the next storm rolls in you should put your straps on the fence for added support. That may save you a lot of repair.
You need more of those kind of exercises mate... ( LOVE your videos) big ups from Brazil
Good stuff, so nice when a task is completed, such as a chore where a few days of hard labor is nothing to look forward to.
Now the fence is mint again and important stuff like cooking can be enjoyed again.
Kind regards,
South Africa.
Perfect job Adam!!! So great to watch and see you happy about it!!
Joys of homeownership
It's almost like you don't want that fence to move anymore 😁👍
Take an old sawzall blade to cut out the roots Works great! When done throw the blade away.
just what we like to hear customers "service" should be compulsory to turn phones off when at work in a job where you serve customers. I ignore my phone when working in customers homes or leave it in car
When I am working for customer A I don't pick up the phone if customer B or the office calls (except my planner). The customer who pays for my work gets my attention.
Works both ways. I was in a store one day and the employee helping me used their cell phone to look up items to assist me etc. Had no idea if it was a website or a company access to inventory but it worked. Smartphones are not the problem. The dumbshits who can't tell the difference from being on the clock vs. not are the problem.
Nice work Abom I live in the mid north of Michigan and it is quite the peace of mind from that is relaxing
Good job Adam. I agree I'M not impressed with how they built that fence but the work that you did will make it better and stronger than it was when it was built.
thought i was on a steve summers video. nice job on the fence. change is sometime good
Great looking fence repairs. Maybe make a plain style unfinished slat door to match the fence and install it as a temporary wall to close up that gap in your fence on the end. That way the PFD won't see it as an encumbrance.
I would leave the stakes in the ground and the eyes in the fence. If another storm is coming, you only need to put the straps in place, to prevent the fence from being pulled over. At least from the inside....
Until you’re mowing and forget they’re in the ground.
Nice to see you have some shovel rash on your thumb Adam 😉👍🇬🇧
Hey Adam!
I reckon you should have offered a couple days 'room & board' to Steve Summers & Elizabeth for 'concrete assistance' with those posts! LOL!!!
Ken
Looks great Adam! Nice, stronger than original. God bless you and your family.
When i ran into roots digging post holes a long wood blade on a cordless sawzall made quick work of them easily.
Looking good Abby
Any day with ABOM 79 is a good day. Nice job!
I would leave those steel bars in the ground (mark them somehow so you know where they are) and when the next hurricane is on the way, attach the strap clamps beforehand.
Good idea.
I can't believe they nailed the corners together. I would have used 4 inch lag screws or something similar.
Lot of hard work sir! Been building fence myself funny how the help at box stores are really no help!
Wish you luck I live 10 miles west of Zanesville ohio and I had a similar situation and I did almost the same as you did with 100 lbs of concrete at each post but 4 months later 75mph winds snapped it off right at the ground level ,and by the way nice blister on the hand
soft dirt and roots.. up here in northern Nevada we have sandy soil and rocks.. lots of rocks.. makes digging with a shovel or post pole digger a real pain, looks good!
Meanwhile where I live in California there are at least limited rocks.. doesn't matter when you have to soak the ground to have any hope of getting a shovel in more than a fraction of an inch because the dirt is so hard...
@@mlmmt sounds just like ours
25:54 the smile of a man having achieved his goal :-)
Looks great. Better than new. Thanks for showing us.
When we do any kind of home improvement or building of any kind, we support our local mom and pop building supply shop. The big box stores do nothing to sponsor the communities that they are in, the mom and pops definitely do.
Call a seamless gutter company. They can crank out what you need for that porch gutter in minutes and make sure it is properly sloped and mounted. You can even get covers that keep the leaves out at the same time. They can do it far faster and better than you could ever dream of trying to do it.
Good job Adam,I know that’s a lot of work,I did the same thing a couple years back on a section of vinyl fence.
Imma need that chicken and rice recipe. Looks delicious!
Hard to describe the feeling of accomplishing something on your own without enlisting the help of others but the smile on your face said it all. Well done! Always enjoy your videos and the time and effort that you put into them. I know in part one video you mentioned the traffic noise and wanting to eventually move. Had you considered planting some bushes like a Juniper or other type (along the outside or inside of the fence) that fill out thick and when planted closely "could" provide some additional noise barrier? I know 20 years ago would have been more convenient but it's never too late to consider. Keep the cameras rolling! I'm watching!!
I should have planted some evergreen trees along the outside of the fence years ago 🤦🏼♂️ I thought we would have been moved two years ago but we’re still here. I still may go ahead and get some planted this spring.
Looking good Adam!
I knew a fence builder once. He was more crooked than your fence after the hurricane.
Nice job.
Nice project. Nicely done.
The problem with privacy fences is that they're subjected to a lot of wind damage. The wind rocks the fence back and forth 24/7 365 days of the year. The posts will all crack at the base. I built my 6 foot fence 30 years ago, but left 1/2" gaps between the pickets. Not a privacy fence, but still standing with little maintenance. No leaning, sagging, and every fence post still intact.
Good job!
A man’s home is his castle! 👍🏼
It's always beer-o-clock somewhere! ;)
It’s funny, up here in Michigan you have have the good side of the fence facing out😞
I'm in Kansas and people do it both ways here, but most have the nice part towards the outside.
Case you didn’t notice there’s a busy street behind him and his shop is on the other side
like your videos . especially the machine shop ones. I think your posts should have been longer too .Oh, and you mention getting the posts level "Level" is horizontal, "Plumb" is vertical LOL I set fence posts dry & let the moisture in the ground set the concrete. no need to add water .
Adam. why is it that if we want the job done correctly???? We end up fixing, building, rebuilding it ourselves??
Campers included!! I've been twinkin our Little winnebago for years now!! Its built ok but I've replaced, repaired, invented, so many simple things! Fence reinforcement looks good hoss!!
Well Done youngman!
Just the way of the world 🌎 🤷🏽♂️
If you want the fences to have any hope of staying upright in heavy winds then you want to add a support brace to the posts at about 22, ideally 30 degrees, fixed at the height of the mid stringers on the fence - the brace means any force pushing the fence over has to 1st push the angled truss brace into the dirt by the same amount that the fence wants to go over
Just like you expect chatter if you have a foot of stick out part in a lathe chuck you would expect flexing - same concept here
at 10:42 good strong stream you got there !
Super job!
Very nice; good job... Had you thought of using those pieces of concrete as fillers with what you newly poured?
Sawzall works great on roots
super nice adam.
BTW i love the new editing style you made... keep it up
When it's break time it's break time. Some of those guys work pretty hard, have had a couple who were kind of useless to.
Screws definitely hold better than most nails but not much holds very well into end grain. The angles are the best idea but you do have to hold it together until you get them.
NICE WORK !!!!!!! PLUS GOOD WORKOUT.....
Great job
on the corner post, if you had moved it 4 inches to the west panel, it would have made a perfect tie for both the west and north panels
Fence looks pretty good now.
Yep, a bricklayer couldn't have done any better... of course this bricklayer is to old and broke down so don't take my word for it! If you like it, it's good, Greg.
A saws all would cut the roots with no hard work. Every time I cut down a tree I dig around the roots and then cut them with the saws all and the stumps come right out, but you did a fine job brother
Great Adam!
Congratulations neat job, as the saying goes, if you want it done, do it yourself. Enjoy.
Good job. If that machining stuff doesn't work out for you, it looks like you might have another vocation. :-)
Looks perfect. If you ever move, avoid property ANY FEMA flood zones. Remember what happened in Houston.
Looking good man. Glad you got it done. Dont know if you saw my message on the previous video when you mentioned looking for property. Let me know. Anyway, great video. Bet you're glad to be done. 😁
I know this is a machine channel but man I need that chicken and rice recipe looks good man keep up the good content
Actually this is the Adventure channel, so everything outside of the machine shop. So yea, bbq, grilling, outdoor cooking, camping, travel vlogs and anything else I think might be interesting enough to share 😁
@@AbomAdventures still like the chicken and rice though wish I had smell o vision
Leave the hooks in, hangers for outdoor lights later on.
Looken real good on the fence. Nice work and workout. Tell Abby "Smile, your on Candid Camera!"
nice job. Not to add to your workload, but it could use a bit of stain. Sad to say that I have work to do on my fence. Homeownership is a never-ending project list. Have that beer.
That amount of weight should do better for the next heavy wind you get. How did you get those anchors out of the soil? Seems like they are in a fair piece.
Attach some cables to the trees behind the fence to help keep it straight and hidden
Ready for the next weather ;)
Nice job Adam. If it was not so expensive, a block wall would have helped a lot with the noise from the street. Its amazing how much sound they prevent but they are rather expensive.
AND you said it...you CAN'T rush cook'n ever or you are not doing it right.
Yea a California style block wall about 10’ high would work 😅
@@AbomAdventures Known as "Slumpstone". Limit is 6 feet high.
I wonder if you could use some straps to keep the fence up during the hurricane....? Thanks for the video.
You should fabricate a fancy arch to connect the end of the fence to the building, and make a video of it.
It's to bad you had to fix the fence, the contractor should have done it. Looks like the post were not placed in the ground properly. Here's what a contractor stated about fence post - Fence posts should be dug into the ground at a depth that is roughly 1/3 or 1/2 of the height of the post above ground. For example, a six-foot tall fence would require a hole at a depth of around two to three feet. This ensures that the post is sturdy and will hold solid in the ground. Additionally, the hole created for the post should also be roughly three times the width of the post. So, a post with a diameter of four inches would require a diameter of about 12 inches wide. Following these two rules of thumb ensures successful installation of fence posts and fence systems