Hi Mike, First welcome to the list.
Thanks to you and others who have pointed me to checking for under ground utility concerns. I called and have it scheduled to be marked. At 05:29 PM 9/1/2010, you wrote: > > >Hi, > >I am somewhat of a newbie to this list, but hello to all. > >Yes, it would be advisable to check out the risk >of punturing an electrical or water cable/pipe. > >If the metal posts are not too big, a crowbar is >a good item to make it easier to get the posts >into the ground. Crowbar is the term used in the >UK, it is a long metal bar, about 4 foot long >with a pointed end at one end and a flat end at the other. > >After making a hole with the bar, pour some >water into the hole. It makes it a lot easier to >hammer in a post; this is also true of wooden posts. > >Some dogs are bad at digging and I have seen >some of them dig beneath the fence; so depending >on the type of ground, whether it is concrete >paved, tar or asphalt, or soil will deternine if >you may need to sink the wire into the ground several inches. > >Hope this helps to start with. > >Take care, > >Mike > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Kevin Doucet >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:25 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] advice putting up a fence > >Hi group, > >I am looking in to getting a dog. This dog will be for in doors but I >want a fenced area for the pet to run and for us to play out in the >air. I have an area walled up on two sides, one side the house brick >wall and the other side a wood wall of a room addition. I am thinking >about having the gate on the wooden wall running along the same plane >as the wall, then running the fence at a ninety degree angle to the >gate, perpendicular to the brick wall and joining an end fence >running perpendicular to the wood wall of the room addition and >boxing off the end joining the brick wall to the other ninety degree fence. >This will give about a 25 by 50 foot area. As this will not be a >big dog, not more than about 30 LBS. this should be enough area, >don't you agree? > >I looked at some mettle fencing, I think it was called welded wire, >which looks like it would do the job nicely. Also looked at some >mettle fence posts and some wire clamps to attach the fence to the >posts. I also have an idea of what to get for the gate and it's fasteners. > >Now, my concerns are what is involved in putting up the fence? Do I >need to have the ground checked by some one to see about water or >electrical lines I may puncture with the posts? What tools will I >need and what methods do I need to familiarize my self with before >starting this project? > >Thanks for any help you can give. > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, >version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
