Now to the subject of this post. We (and by we, I mean I) are in the process of building a fence to finish our yard. This will also allow us to send the kids outside without having to worry about them running off somewhere. I (and by I, I mean we) am faced with a dilema on how to configure the fence around our retaining wall. The photo (and by photo, I mean amazing artwork) below shows the two options we are considering.
On the left, you'll notice that the fence just goes straight across. Our retaining wall is about 3.642 feet high, so we'd have approximately 2.358 feet of fence above the wall. It's a little short, but I think it would do the job. I do have concerns, though, because our neighbors have a large dog. If it were to climb on their retaining wall, it could easily step over the shortened fence. However, our neighbors are renters, and they could be moving soon. Also, the owner has not done a fence on the other side of his property, so it could be quite a while (if ever) before our neighbors would let an unleashed dog in their backyard.
On the right (and by right, I mean the right side of the photo (and by photo, see reference to photo above)), we have a full six feet of fence on top of the retaining wall. In order to avoid a less-than-asethetically-pleasing transition to the lower fence, I am thinking about angling the panels as shown. Our neighbors did the same thing and it turned out nice. The thing is (and by thing, I mean problem) that our neighbors had their fence professionally installed. While I don't like to boast of my abilities (see my post titled "Just Call Me Mr. Simpson" from June, 2008), I think I could do a decent job at replicating my neighbors - it will just be harder than dried snot.
Please send me your opinions in the comment section on which would work. I know you will have no trouble at all in envisioning our backyard.
Also, I am considering doing some graphic design on the side. I will do free estimates. Contact me anytime for a quote.
Finally, I have listened to Don't Stop Believin' five + times since I started writing this post.
5 comments:
I would suggest doing the right. Maybe because it looks like the harder of the two. I wouldn't want to make things easy for you.
Oh...the song is hilarious.
Okay Jesse, as a real designer (haha) I would suggest doing the full six feet for sure.
And I would have a professional do it. The end. :)
I think you should pray about it.
I would do the higher fence, I would be worried about my children climbing on the retaining wall and then into the neighbors yard, but you are the one to do the work so good luck.
Holy cow, great metaphor (and by metaphor I mean my brain is failing me when it comes to Mrs. Drake's great English lessons and I should probably use similie or analogy instead, but I don't really want to think that hard right now so, sorry). Dried snot is one of the hardest substances known to man. Dang, if that's the kind of job you're looking at, good luck.
Barbed wire or electric instead? That would solve both the dog and the kid issues and, I'm sure, either one would be far easier to install.
Thanks for the laugh. :)
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