Fence is Done, YAY! #DIYproject

Our fence project is finally done, at last after two months of working on it!     Oh let me tell you how relieved I am now that this big project is done. We ordered the panel kits in April and it did not get delivered until the first week of May.  It took   almost an hour to assemble the very first panel, the first is always the  most difficult but as the time goes on, it got easier and  we assembled it   a bit faster.

We decided to buy the kits  although we knew that it would take us an extra time to  do it.  There is no design that we like on the  pre-assembled ones.  At first, my husband  got frustrated but he was okay after we got done with the initial shock lol.

There are many pieces that comes in a kit so it takes a while to put it together.

The kids had their summer job working for us staining the panels after we assembled all of it.  He did  a really good job.  I love including  our children in doing projects like this because it teaches them to be a team player.  They might not realize it but it is a good  lesson for them  in real life when they get older.

I think if we dedicated time just to do  this project all day long, the project would have last  for a week but since we  could only work on it  full days on Saturdays and  a couple of hours  during the weekdays, it took us almost two months.  

There's no instruction how to attach this kind of panels to a post so we figured it out as we go.  On regular fence panels (see  the fence we put at our old home here), you attach the panels at the back of the posts but on this specific kind of panels, we  have to attach it on the side of the posts so  every  holes that we dig  has to be precised in measurement.

We were kind of worried but  at the same time finding humor  when the top of our street burst  in flood.  All the water ran to our yard and flooded our new fence that  wasn't even finish.  My husband said, now is the true testament  to test the panels if the stain we put would protect the wood from water, and it held up pretty good so it was a relief.

I am so glad that  the fence is up already because our dogs can stay in our own backyard.  They used to love running around our neighbor's yard and I feel awful because they feel  terrorized by our pets.  Granted that  our dogs don't bite but for them it  was scary.

Anyway, as soon as the fence was almost done, I did not waste time  and did some gardening around the fence.

We had to order the  hinges and other hardware online because we couldn't find something that my husband like on our local  stores.  Our order  took a week before  it arrive so it made the timeline of pour  project a lot longer.

The empty  dishwasher detergent bucket was  a great tool to use  for the stain.

We had to  buy additional wood panels  to put on the side of the doors.

We couldn't find a matching panels for the  side of the  garage so we decided to use this picket  fencing.  These are made of cedar wood also so  after  staining them, it kind of looks similar to the  other side of the fence.

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The bunnies can  slide in between the panels so I put plants  in front of  it to serve as a barricade.  I made two planters for this specific sports but that would be another post next time.

I also chronicled our project via Instagram so it serves as our timeline.  Now I can breath and relax before  school start again.  

Our men are starting to dig the holes for the fence posts while our daughter is cleaning the car . #littleHelpers #DIYprojects #familyBonding

A post shared by Chubskulit Rose (@chubskulitrose) on Jun 3, 2017 at 9:16am PDT

We finally have 8 #fence panels up. We are moving slowly but we will finish it. It might take us a month to get it done but we will get it done. #DIYprojects #homeImprovement

A post shared by Chubskulit Rose (@chubskulitrose) on Jun 8, 2017 at 5:42pm PDT

#Fence is coming along well. Still working in it through the heat of the sun. Six more panels to install. We will be taking a break to eat lunch, I'm starving. #homeImprovement #weekendProjects #DIYprojects

A post shared by Chubskulit Rose (@chubskulitrose) on Jun 17, 2017 at 12:20pm PDT

Trying to install one #fence panel up before we go to #church . #hardworkingDad #FatherAndSon #DIYprojects #weekendProjects #homeImprovement

A post shared by Chubskulit Rose (@chubskulitrose) on Jun 18, 2017 at 7:02am PDT

Installing the last panel. We will work on the door when the hardware arrives. We're 90% done with our #fence project. #DIYprojects #homeImprovement

A post shared by Chubskulit Rose (@chubskulitrose) on Jun 26, 2017 at 1:37pm PDT

One gate is almost done. I will be staining those boards when he is done. #fence #DIYprojects #homeImprovement #hubbyIsTheMan

A post shared by Chubskulit Rose (@chubskulitrose) on Jul 1, 2017 at 3:31pm PDT

Finally got done with our #fence project. Our #dogs are bummed out lol. #DIYprojects #homeImprovement

A post shared by Chubskulit Rose (@chubskulitrose) on Jul 15, 2017 at 4:59pm PDT

Coming up are some projects that we did in the yard.