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Just a small update, but picked up this neat little corner shelf for the dining room, groupon goods had a deal. I like it 
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Well, after 7 long months of waiting, and getting screwed over by the first guy. I finally put more money together and hired a reputable company owned by someone I've known for a long time. They finally got started on the yard and fence yesterday!
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Lots of pressure treated lumber!
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They got about half the posts cemented yesterday
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There was a dispute with the neighbors, and they wanted the posts moved back, so we obliged. I would have been happier to be closer to their fence, but it wasn't worth the hassle.
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And the front of the house
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And today, they're hanging pickets!
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Lots of pressure treated lumber!
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They got about half the posts cemented yesterday
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There was a dispute with the neighbors, and they wanted the posts moved back, so we obliged. I would have been happier to be closer to their fence, but it wasn't worth the hassle.
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And the front of the house
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And today, they're hanging pickets!
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where da double gate for the car to pull up with groceries and bales of weed at, though?!?!
nice, Chris...house is coming along, man...no more troubles, as bob would say.
nice, Chris...house is coming along, man...no more troubles, as bob would say.
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But their gripe was that there wasn't enough room left on my side of the property for "maintenance" After moving the posts back 6" there is now 4-5 feet between the 2 fences
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Well, they didn't come yesterday because they were waiting on the machine to become available, but they made great progress on Tuesday and got about half the fence up, and most of the rest of the posts cemented.
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They got half the front fence done as well. Had to leave room for the skid steer to get through.
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I didn't take any pics of the half done top, but you can see it in the back. They showed up today and went to work.
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And here's the top fence completed
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They tore up all the weeds and raked all the dirt, got rid of all the rock, and raked the dirt back off of the wall.
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Here's the back right corner of the yard all fenced
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They also removed all the weeds and fixed the hill that was getting overgrown with weeds.
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They put down weed preventive fabric on the top of the wall
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They're still working, and expecting to finish today. I will post more, it just rained a bit, so they had to take a break.
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They got half the front fence done as well. Had to leave room for the skid steer to get through.
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I didn't take any pics of the half done top, but you can see it in the back. They showed up today and went to work.
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And here's the top fence completed
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They tore up all the weeds and raked all the dirt, got rid of all the rock, and raked the dirt back off of the wall.
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Here's the back right corner of the yard all fenced
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They also removed all the weeds and fixed the hill that was getting overgrown with weeds.
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They put down weed preventive fabric on the top of the wall
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They're still working, and expecting to finish today. I will post more, it just rained a bit, so they had to take a break.
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