I lost my fence in Hurricane Beryl on july 8th and I just found out that the insurance company is a waste of time. I had doubts about building a fence but after watching this I feel confident now that we can do this. Thanks man.
Love this! My husband & I just bought a home in August & 2 sides of the fence need replacing. It’s the same Dog ear type, but I think all the posts need replacing too. I’ll be excited to try this in the spring!
Thank you Andrew my son and I will be doing this your video has made me confident that we can accomplish the job and do it right based on the expert guidance that you provide in your video thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your time it's so appreciated and has removed the fear from a test that was totally overwhelming but needed to be done! ❤️
Amazed you took on this particular project now with the astronomically high prices of lumber. The costs are prohibiting me from doing lots of needed renovations. I enjoy your videos!
Fortunately, I took on this project last summer before lumber prices exploded. However, I am looking to build a shed in the coming weeks and the lumber prices are killer...I appreciate you watching and thanks for the comments!
@@AndrewThronImprovements Thanks for responding. Economic Ninja predicts lumber prices will come down by this summer. Maybe you should wait a few months on that shed. Might be worth it. Continue tiling and painting for now!!
Thank you for sharing the cost $ I’ve been quoted $10,000 & $6,000 glad to know that you spend less than $2,000 I just need to put in the time and LABOR! 😅😎
Great video, and looks like you're doing a bunch of manageable weekend projects. Looking forward to catching a bunch more of them while I'm on my own project list.
When i built my fence, only thing i did differently was to use 16' 2x4 for more stability and strength. Its redundant, but very satisfying when its complete.
Just built something similar and something to consider is the cost of staining the fence is insane. I did this instead of a pvc fence because I wanted to save some Money but to stain both sides it was another $800 to the cost. Unless your planning on letting your hard work turn grey something to consider if your budgeting this project.
Very nice video! I gave you a thumbs up and I liked the attention to detail. You’re definitely right about dropping the perfection of square and using your eyeballs to ensure it is esthetically pleasing. Something about foregrounds and backgrounds will cause perfection to not look so perfect. Great video!
The one thing I don't see anymore nowadays for wooden fences, is white picket fences, or any painted fence. Everything is bare wood or stained. I like the look of a painted fence to match the house. Unpainted wood fences I think in my area just fell out of fashion for some reason.
Thinking of replacing my fence soon. What would you rate this as on 1-10 difficulty? I'm not super handy but have a lot of the necessary tools to do this job
I just bought a house and there "fence" was 2 cinder block stacked on top of each other with the fence post sat in the holes for rails. SO being a good neighbor I painted the cinder blocks in multiple bright colors!
Hi Andrew I love the video thank you for explaining everything. If you have any leftover black paint I would paint the top of the gate to give it a nice accent and would match your other fencing. Great video like your others.
City code where I live says the finished side has to face the public. It’s common here to double hang the pickets so both sides are finished. Costs more but…
The only issue with using treated 2x4 as railing you’re going to end up with alot of warped and twisted rails. As a professional, I like to sell my customers pre stained sections already assembled. Pre assembled sections will hold up longer. From experience.
That’s a good point! Usually, I try to let the lumber dry out as much as possible before installing, but some twisting seems pretty much inevitable unfortunately
question, i see you have the rails screwed to the outside of the post, but then on a clip where you were by a chainlink fence, they were recessed in using a bracket on the right side, did you use a bracket on the left as well? and if so, how do you make the recessed part of the fence match with the other that is attached to the rails on the face of the post?
There is no need to mix the cement. There is no need to even add water in all but the driest areas. You can pour dry cement in hole with post then compact the dirt on top. It takes a day or two most to have solid concrete. Did that almost a decade ago and fence and posts are still rock solid.
That’s a fair point. Probably best practice to add a bit of water - but that’s cool that you were able to have a successful installation going straight dry concrete. Thanks for watching 🤙
Hey Andrew, how is the pine picket holding up after a year since installation? I am wanting to redo my fence but have heard the cheaper pickets from lowes/home depot arent the best. Would love to hear how they are doing so far. Thanks!
Do you have plans for gates that need to be removable (2-3) to allow tiny home/trailer to exit if I sell my property. Thoughts? Wide width gate on one side with metal support in ground for stability?
Awesome video! Why didn't you just use the existing neighbors fence for that side of the yard? Could have saved some lumber costs for sure. Im sure you had this thought in the process, just want to know why? Thanks!
Great video! I have a fence company coming over to look at my rotted fence and give me a quote for replacement. Looking at the materials it might cost me close to 2k, so I'll see what the fence company quotes me and will consider doing it myself. I'm curious how long this took you to complete?
Awesome video I was just wondering with setting your fence posts in concrete is there anything you should do at then have pressure-treated wood I’ve heard of guys say that wood post in concrete will eventually rot from the moisture is there anything to do to prevent this?
Im a project manager for a builder in Texas. Have a few builds where we bid the house and when it came to ordering lumber we had to let homeowner know by the way lumber prices went up again from one week to the other so new bid is X amount. Not fun
Fantastic job really like how you did that. So I have a heel, not a s**** like a straight app heel in my backyard, and I want to put a fence app, but I'm so, yeah, I'm confused on how to do it because literally it just drops straight down and uh, I think this video is going to help me a lot with trying. To figure out where the put posts and everything. Do you have any more videos? Similar to this one, that explains just a little bit more in detail?
The only question I have is why did you put the good side of the fence out instead of in? I could understand if the fence was facing the street, but it is facing the neighbors backyard.
Hey boss, got a couple questions for ya! 1.So for connecting the 2x4 on the 4x4 posts, does it have to be screws or could it be nails? 2.what size nails did you use for the pickets, I got 20 gauge 2-3/8 long nails, Are those gunna be too long?
Hey Richard! I like screws better for the rails, I feel like they are more secure. 2-3/8 nails should be fine, depending on the size of your picket. Thanks for watching! Goodluck with your project!
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Hey bro what time are we coming coming
Hey man. Any videos on building patio tied into rooftop?
Never buy pre made
Your awesome ❤
I followed your instructions and absolutely nailed it. Crushed it. Doing this myself saved me possibly $3,000 or more.
No pun intended
I lost my fence in Hurricane Beryl on july 8th and I just found out that the insurance company is a waste of time. I had doubts about building a fence but after watching this I feel confident now that we can do this. Thanks man.
I'm shocked that you guys actually pointed out your mistakes. That's awesome not a lot of people do that. And for that I give you two thumbs up
Appreciate it!!
Love this! My husband & I just bought a home in August & 2 sides of the fence need replacing. It’s the same Dog ear type, but I think all the posts need replacing too. I’ll be excited to try this in the spring!
Thanks for putting this video together, Andrew. I will be using this to tear my current fence down and build a new one. Nicely done!
Glad it helped, Paul! Good luck with your project!
Thank you Andrew my son and I will be doing this your video has made me confident that we can accomplish the job and do it right based on the expert guidance that you provide in your video thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your time it's so appreciated and has removed the fear from a test that was totally overwhelming but needed to be done! ❤️
Glad it helped, Tanya! Good luck with your project!!
Amazed you took on this particular project now with the astronomically high prices of lumber. The costs are prohibiting me from doing lots of needed renovations. I enjoy your videos!
Fortunately, I took on this project last summer before lumber prices exploded. However, I am looking to build a shed in the coming weeks and the lumber prices are killer...I appreciate you watching and thanks for the comments!
@@AndrewThronImprovements Thanks for responding. Economic Ninja predicts lumber prices will come down by this summer. Maybe you should wait a few months on that shed. Might be worth it. Continue tiling and painting for now!!
Lumber is supposed to be getting super low soon just fyi July 10, 2024
@@AndrewThronImprovementswhere is the shed video!?
By far my favorite fence installation video that gives me motivation to DIY.
Getting ready to repair the privacy fence at my house. Thanks for the tips. I feel a lot better about the upcoming job now.
Thank you for sharing the cost $ I’ve been quoted $10,000 & $6,000 glad to know that you spend less than $2,000 I just need to put in the time and LABOR! 😅😎
My daughters and I will try this before winter starts. Good video, thanks for sharing.
Great video, and looks like you're doing a bunch of manageable weekend projects. Looking forward to catching a bunch more of them while I'm on my own project list.
Appreciate it, William! Thanks for watching 🤙
You make it look so easy I want to try this myself. I need a fence but I got a few quotes ranging from 5k-8k.
Thanks for watching! Goodluck with your project!
That sounds accurate
When i built my fence, only thing i did differently was to use 16' 2x4 for more stability and strength. Its redundant, but very satisfying when its complete.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Looking to replace our low pickets to privacy fencing to block out our neighbors. Needed to see this as a refresher.
This is awesome! Very clear instructions. Definitely coming back to this video when I go to build my privacy fence!
When you mixed the concrete before you put it in the hole.....i liked the video immediately. Great job lol
Appreciate it! It’s the right way to do it haha
I am looking to get my fence replaced. I appreciate your information as I had no idea what when into building one.
Hey man, my name is Robert. And I just wanted to say, you doing a great job helping us out. Gray job ,I love it. Thanks again.
I appreciate it! Thanks so much for watching and good luck with all of your projects!
So detailed I feel like I can do this myself. Thanks Drewskiii!!
Congrats and thanks for taking your time to teach others.
Just built something similar and something to consider is the cost of staining the fence is insane. I did this instead of a pvc fence because I wanted to save some Money but to stain both sides it was another $800 to the cost. Unless your planning on letting your hard work turn grey something to consider if your budgeting this project.
Very nice video! I gave you a thumbs up and I liked the attention to detail. You’re definitely right about dropping the perfection of square and using your eyeballs to ensure it is esthetically pleasing. Something about foregrounds and backgrounds will cause perfection to not look so perfect. Great video!
Excellent video. You make GREAT suggestions and tips!! Thanks!!
Best video yet. Production values are great.
I appreciate it Alexander! Thanks for the continued support 👍
Thanks for your video...im building a privacy wall and now I have a better idea thanks to your video.
Thanks for watching! Good luck with your project!
Fantastic finish!!Good work for weekends!!!
So this video super awesome and I love glue you showed the price we all needed this thank you
I am going to use this video as a reference when I build my fence this week!
The one thing I don't see anymore nowadays for wooden fences, is white picket fences, or any painted fence. Everything is bare wood or stained. I like the look of a painted fence to match the house. Unpainted wood fences I think in my area just fell out of fashion for some reason.
Great tutorial, easy to follow and absolutely done correctly. Thank you!!
Thinking of replacing my fence soon.
What would you rate this as on 1-10 difficulty?
I'm not super handy but have a lot of the necessary tools to do this job
This was a great video, thank you! I am now a subscriber because there's a lot of work I need to do to my home.
Good stuff Was thinking of buying Fence Panels which would be a bit more expensive compared to the Pickets
WOW looking at those lumber prices back then 2 years ago makes me cry
I just bought a house and there "fence" was 2 cinder block stacked on top of each other with the fence post sat in the holes for rails. SO being a good neighbor I painted the cinder blocks in multiple bright colors!
I subscribed after the backflip - Well Done!
Great video, you can probably multiply the lumber prices by 2 with today's inflation.
Nice!! Big help for a fence I need to build! 🤟
Great work! So helpful to see how you did this, step by step!
Man Glitter is huge!
Hi Andrew I love the video thank you for explaining everything. If you have any leftover black paint I would paint the top of the gate to give it a nice accent and would match your other fencing. Great video like your others.
Great video, thank you for sharing your work 👍🏼
Great video. Just gave me a reason to do it myself 🙏🏾
Excellent content. Succinct and detailed. Thanks!
Love it, I plan on doing a fence like this to my new home ☺️
Good luck!
I would put the pickets on my side so my family would see the beautiful side.
It’s common curtesy to put the “nice side” facing outward
City code where I live says the finished side has to face the public. It’s common here to double hang the pickets so both sides are finished. Costs more but…
@@RockforJesus777 I love that doubling idea!
Is there a wait time for the concrete to dry? Do you top it off with dirt. Ian just hit Orlando and I need to fix one side. Thanks for any help.
( : Awesome! Thanks for posting. I'll be sharing with my son who will be building a fence this summer.
Great Video , I will be starting a project soon and this was amazing information and very easy to follow. Fencing Looks amazing! Thank You
Glad it was helpful!
Your giving my guidance in life brother ❤️
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
The only issue with using treated 2x4 as railing you’re going to end up with alot of warped and twisted rails. As a professional, I like to sell my customers pre stained sections already assembled. Pre assembled sections will hold up longer. From experience.
That’s a good point! Usually, I try to let the lumber dry out as much as possible before installing, but some twisting seems pretty much inevitable unfortunately
You are good at explaining thank you for this video.
question, i see you have the rails screwed to the outside of the post, but then on a clip where you were by a chainlink fence, they were recessed in using a bracket on the right side, did you use a bracket on the left as well? and if so, how do you make the recessed part of the fence match with the other that is attached to the rails on the face of the post?
There is no need to mix the cement. There is no need to even add water in all but the driest areas. You can pour dry cement in hole with post then compact the dirt on top. It takes a day or two most to have solid concrete. Did that almost a decade ago and fence and posts are still rock solid.
That’s a fair point. Probably best practice to add a bit of water - but that’s cool that you were able to have a successful installation going straight dry concrete. Thanks for watching 🤙
Great video. What Nailer, nails and gauge nails did you use? I have a framing nailer and am having trouble finding nails less than 2"
How did you know how much pickets you needed?
Nicely done!
nice job and nice adjustments on the fly!
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Hey Andrew, how is the pine picket holding up after a year since installation? I am wanting to redo my fence but have heard the cheaper pickets from lowes/home depot arent the best. Would love to hear how they are doing so far. Thanks!
Hey Austin! Two years later and it is holding up great!
Well done. Why did you go with individual pickets over the pre-made panels?
Good job, fence looks great 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Do you have plans for gates that need to be removable (2-3) to allow tiny home/trailer to exit if I sell my property. Thoughts? Wide width gate on one side with metal support in ground for stability?
How many bags of concrete are you using on each 4x4?
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Does rain/frost mess with the fence at all? Like does it Rot the wood away?
Just curious was it cheaper buying each picket as opposed to just buying pre-made fence panels?
I want to know also?
Think pre made alot more
@@dandavid2027 I found out premade are also put together crappy with staples so they don't last long.
@@allyouget320 that’s too bad sorry to hear
It's supposed to be cheaper to build it yourself
Hey Andrew, on your angled portion of your fence (to the left of your gate), how did you set your posts?
Umm that old fence still looked great
Great Job! I'm about to take on this task here soon. Did you get any volume discount at home depot?
How much did you actually save buying all the materials separate as opposed to prefab fence panels?
I think we can do this, great instructions.
Good luck!
Great video and I have a question.. how do you get a string line level and how do you know it's level?
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You can more than double the cost for materials today. Good job on this video.
Honestly, that’s probably the unfortunate truth. Thanks for watching!
Just beauitful, great job
So cool. Loved it
Awesome video! Why didn't you just use the existing neighbors fence for that side of the yard? Could have saved some lumber costs for sure. Im sure you had this thought in the process, just want to know why? Thanks!
Quick tip fence would look a lot better if slats ran at the same height the posts are not above them. From the inside it won’t look good
What program did you use the draw out the fence or was it just paint?
Great video! I have a fence company coming over to look at my rotted fence and give me a quote for replacement. Looking at the materials it might cost me close to 2k, so I'll see what the fence company quotes me and will consider doing it myself. I'm curious how long this took you to complete?
Awesome video I was just wondering with setting your fence posts in concrete is there anything you should do at then have pressure-treated wood I’ve heard of guys say that wood post in concrete will eventually rot from the moisture is there anything to do to prevent this?
I wonder if dipping the ends in that flex seal stuff would work?
Great job 👏
nice fence
Cant wait for lumber prices to go back down to do this lol
Right! You can see how crazy the price increase is when you compare it to last summer. Glad I did it when I did! Thanks for watching!
Im a project manager for a builder in Texas. Have a few builds where we bid the house and when it came to ordering lumber we had to let homeowner know by the way lumber prices went up again from one week to the other so new bid is X amount. Not fun
@@Repsalix yea it’s unreal. Would hate to be trying to build a new home right now.
Fantastic job really like how you did that. So I have a heel, not a s**** like a straight app heel in my backyard, and I want to put a fence app, but I'm so, yeah, I'm confused on how to do it because literally it just drops straight down and uh, I think this video is going to help me a lot with trying. To figure out where the put posts and everything. Do you have any more videos? Similar to this one, that explains just a little bit more in detail?
THX MAN....NICE VIDEO. KNOWLWDGE IS FUTURE MONEY
The only question I have is why did you put the good side of the fence out instead of in? I could understand if the fence was facing the street, but it is facing the neighbors backyard.
Harder for people to climb over. And you want the good side to be facing out.
Hi, I have a question 🙋🏻♀️
Could you put together each panel on the ground ( pickets ) and then attached the panel to the post(s)?
Nice! 👍
What about the 6x6x8 post as well?
This was awesome!! Nice job! 👍 Curious though. My yard has a bad slope to it. Suggestions on handling something like that?
Awesome job!!!
love it!
Appreciate it!
Hey boss, got a couple questions for ya! 1.So for connecting the 2x4 on the 4x4 posts, does it have to be screws or could it be nails? 2.what size nails did you use for the pickets, I got 20 gauge 2-3/8 long nails, Are those gunna be too long?
Hey Richard! I like screws better for the rails, I feel like they are more secure. 2-3/8 nails should be fine, depending on the size of your picket. Thanks for watching! Goodluck with your project!
@@AndrewThronImprovements thank you for your help!! 🙏
Did you have any issue with the 2" nails going thorough the 2x4?
Pretty damn good! 🙌🏽
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Great video man! Trying to do my fence this summer so this is a great tutorial to have handy!!
Glad it was helpful! Good luck with you project this summer!
Good looking fence my guy