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I just got some concrete work done on my house yesterday, and I asked the contractor to extend the posts when he built the retaining wall, so that I could build a small fence for my son so he doesn't fall into what I call the "pit." Beyond the posts is just dirt, but it goes down a good 12-18 inches: All the way on the right side (forgot to capture it) is a utility pole. I would need a gate there so that the utility companies still have access and don't rip down my fence. My wife also wants a gate on the very left side too in case she wants to plant flowers or something. I was thinking about just doing a simple fence like this one:  The problem though is I have a small car and could only get 2x4s maybe ten feet long. I will probably just try to get the longest ones that can fit and cut them accordingly. The pickets will probably be just 2-3 feet high. Tool-wise I have hammers/nails and a circular saw. Is that good enough? I have an air compressor, but no framing gun, just a finishing gun which will be used when putting the pickets up...Am I just over-thinking this?
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May 11, 2014 22:29
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Thanks for the advice so far. Home Depot has a truck I can rent for $20 so I can just deliver the lumber myself. The fence my wife and I want is this one: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-42-in-x-8-ft-Cedar-2-Rail-French-Gothic-Spaced-Picket-Fence-Panel-63665/100011709 The pickets are 3.5 feet high, but the posts are only 2 feet high. Now I'm thinking I should just buy 2x3s to use as backer railings, then cut these pickets to length: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-5-8-in-x-3-1-2-in-x-42-in-Cedar-Gothic-Picket-6398/203276165?N=5yc1vZc3mo Would that look ok, or is a 2 foot fence pointless? My other thought was to just cut the posts down to the floor and install new posts for the picket fence. Seems like overkill for this though..
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May 15, 2014 19:43
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Good thing I asked here then, otherwise I would have a worthless two foot fence in my backyard. Would it make sense to do something like this? (forgive the lovely mspaint job)  Fence posts in brown, redwood 2x4s in black. Then just put the pickets on the 2x4s (I would have another 2x4 closer to the ground).
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May 16, 2014 00:28
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Not against the idea, but it just seems like overkill for extending the posts 1.5 feet. I'm thinking about just doing what this place is saying (i.e., use 4x4 steel plates): http://www.hooverfence.com/howto/newposts.htm Seems pretty doable so I will just go that route.
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May 19, 2014 18:19
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