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04/03/2008 - 15:08

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Anyone have any tips on making a scratch built fence/wall for some land? My property is on the small side, at least compared to these nice big parcels most people here will have out in the country. It is off the grid but within a normal looking neighborhood, kinda cool actually b/c when you are standing on it the area looks like it is in the middle of nowhere but the closest house is like 200 yards away. So it is a tiny little sliver of country within the city.

I am thinking of just getting some cheap 2X4s from the local construction sites where I nabbed my plywood and particle board for my RV reflooring and posting them in the ground to cover the outline of the land (it is a rectangle 50 feet by 150 feet so 7500 total which ain't bad in LA). But that is a lot of wood so has anyone ever built a fence with wire? I thought about having a post every ten feet and stringing some wire in between to ward off those pesky inspecters and trespassers.

What kinds of signs do people have up? My favorite will be "If you can read this prepare to be gored by a bull and ripped to shreds by an attack dog trained to bite genitals first and jugulars next." Is this going too far? Or should I say "Trespassers will be shot on sight by a spring loaded bazooka."? (=

Will

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04/03/2008 - 20:53

Klapton

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No-Tresspassing Article

Here's an article from the site here: http://www.loghomebuilders.org/constitutional-no-trespassing-signs-appear-be-effective

We had a pretty funny thread in the member's section once where people put funny suggestions like:

"Tresspassers will be abducted by aliens for medical experimentation"

I had a friend who used to chase JW's from his doorstep by threatening them with the Wrath of Thor.

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04/03/2008 - 22:33

Lonewolf

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signs

I got several sets of them while I was there for the class. I love em :)
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04/04/2008 - 00:34

rreidnauer

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I'll send you some of the

I'll send you some of the (all too present) wild roses that grow all over the place here. Then, in 5~10 years, when you have you're impenetrable natural fence, and it's constantly trying to encroach any sunny portion of lawn you got, grabbing at your arms/legs/face with it's hook like thorns while you mow near it, you can curse the day I sent it to you. ;-D

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04/04/2008 - 02:50

Longhare

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Build a Fence from Free Pallets

I don't know if this would be of any use to you, as you will likely want a taller fence, but this sounds like a clever (and cheap!) idea. Check out this article at Backwoods Home Magazine. You can also do a search on their site for other articles about building fences.

......"Build a Pallet Fence"

Louanne

04/04/2008 - 03:06

Shannonbeth

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Evergreens

Would they be any good for building or no??

~Shannon~

04/04/2008 - 05:45

GENE13

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EVERGREENS

Shannonbeth wrote:

Would they be any good for building or no??

Shannonbeth, if your question is about evergreens then the answer is yes.
conifers (evergreens) include such trees as cedars, douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, pines, redwoods, and spruces.
All of these are actually the preferred trees one could use for building.

04/04/2008 - 22:43

willmolinar

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Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for the advice. Looks cheap and easy to me and I see those pallets things all the time lying around.

Will

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04/05/2008 - 00:55

GENE13

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WILL, HERE'S YOUR SIGN

Will, here is one of my favorites. LOL

TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT
SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN !!!

04/08/2008 - 15:41

adubar

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Post property

Will, are you planing on building right away, or are you just trying to maintain "control" of the property?

From your post, I get the idea that at this time you are not looking for a "privacy" fence, but mainly to keep tresspasers at bay.

Posting your property is the first step. A simple wire along the parimeter can be a reminder to those walking on the property, but mostly posting is what you first need to do.

As your property description sounds like it is in a residential area, and if you are going to leave the property vacant for any length of time before building, just make a length of fence and possibly a gate (actually, you can just start building a fence and never finish it) along the "front" of the property. Tend to it every year---this would be a legal defence that proves you are maintaining your interest in the property and come in handy if any neighbors makes an attempt at adversely possesing your property.

-A

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04/11/2008 - 23:05

willmolinar

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It is kinda in a residential

It is kinda in a residential area. Think of a four block grid where only the top right square is open and free of houses. The other three blocks of the grid represent a normal neighborhood with lame 'ol stick frame houses. (= The land I am thinking of buying is right in the middle of the free zone. So there are houses about two or three hundred yards away but other than that it is clear. The first thing I have to do is purchase it but I already have the loan so that is good. I am about to make an offer within the next week or so.

Then I have to clear it enough so I can put my RV on site. But before I do that I wanna have a fence around it. So I am trying to find out the best way to make a fence from stratch. Even before that I have to get it surveyed so I know exactly where the property ends and begins. The owner has no surverys or reports or anything which is fine with me b/c I'll get it cheaper. So it goes: make an offer, purchase, survey, clear of weeds/tall weird plant thingys (not sure what they are called), do very small amount of grading (almost all flat but tapers down to the edge a bit), build a fence, then park the big bad rig there. I have critters, two cats and soon a dog, so I want the fence to keep them in. At first I will most likely just build enough to cover the RV (28 feet long). It is gonna be fun but tough.

Will

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04/12/2008 - 03:46

GT.

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cheap fence

A bit of knowledge saves a lot more than the cost of obtaining it

04/12/2008 - 05:36

Longhare

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Awesome Fence!

GT, those are awesome fences! What are they called? I'd like to Google them to learn more.

Louanne

04/12/2008 - 05:58

GENE13

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GT NICE FENCE

GT. wrote:

REFER TO COLOR PIC: JUST SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL GT, and the fence looks nice too. lol :-)

04/13/2008 - 12:38

willmolinar

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Amazing and gives me some

Amazing and gives me some ideas. I think I can wrangle up some similar material. Thanks for the inspiration!

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04/13/2008 - 21:06

GT.

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Fence

It called "wattle fence" In some countries this technique is used even for house building/

http://www.wealddown.co.uk/winkhurst-reconstruction-reerection.htm

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04/14/2008 - 02:53

GENE13

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VERY COOL

Great patterns, very artistic. The interlacing looks very strong. Wonder how long this type of fence would last?

04/14/2008 - 18:48

greenthumb

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The wattle fence is pretty

The wattle fence is pretty neat looking. Around here in the south east, I would expect it to be worm food in a year or two. Any ideas on making it last longer? I wonder if the borate solution would penetrate the thinner bark of hardwood saplings...

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04/14/2008 - 19:08

willmolinar

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That wattle fence rocks my

That wattle fence rocks my world. This is why I come to this site for inspiration. There are so many talented, creative people out there it is amazing. I am trying to think what kind of materials on the land I can use for this. At first just about anything will be better than some gross metal fence from rent-a-fence. Plus it would be cheaper.

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05/07/2008 - 19:28

catjlin

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Wattle Fence Materials

willmolinar wrote:

That wattle fence rocks my world. This is why I come to this site for inspiration. There are so many talented, creative people out there it is amazing. I am trying to think what kind of materials on the land I can use for this. At first just about anything will be better than some gross metal fence from rent-a-fence. Plus it would be cheaper.

Willows would probably a great option; bendy and workable. Here in the Rockies they are extremely plentiful - though I believe in some areas the Corp of Army Engineers regulates their removal.

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