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§ Setting Boundaries.

Fence

A six-foot privacy fence replacing a rusted chain-link line, built in sections with alternating boards and posts sized for a future driveway gate.

Fence Fig. — cover

The chain-link fence had been there a long time. Long enough to rust through in places and disappear under years of vines. It needed to come out.

I started in the winter of 2025, which is the right time to dig post holes and frame in Charleston before the heat sets in.

Before

Fence before
Fig. Fence before

Progress

I began at the driveway. Set 8x8 posts there because eventually a driveway gate will hang from them. Better to do it right the first time than to come back and redo it.

Driveway framing
Fig. Driveway framing

Driveway framing, second view
Fig. Driveway framing, second view

Driveway section finished
Fig. Driveway section finished

From the driveway I worked my way down the side of the house and toward the back property line. I paused the project there. The dead of summer in Charleston is not the time to be setting posts and nailing fence boards. I will finish the back wall when the weather allows.

Side fence progress
Fig. Side fence progress

Side fence near completion
Fig. Side fence near completion

Fence detail
Fig. Fence detail

Fence from outside
Fig. Fence from outside

Fence corner
Fig. Fence corner

After

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Details

  • Removed existing chain-link fence and root systems
  • Set posts and framed structure in sections
  • Alternating 1x4 and 1x6 pressure-treated ground-contact boards
  • 8x8 posts at driveway sized for future gate
  • Back section to be completed when weather permits