Fencing

Today I used the post hole diggers from yesterday's estate sale. The goal is to move the side gate on our yard about 8 feet closer to the street, as you might be able to tell in this photo. The gate part is already in the new position.



The digging of the post holes wasn't as difficult as I thought it might be. It actually would've been pretty easy, except for the extreme stickiness of the soil. I didn't remember it being like that when we put in the sprinklers a couple of summers ago. Maybe it's because it hasn't gotten hot hot hot yet, and it's rained more than usual in the last week, but it was like digging in clay. Scoop some up with the post-holer, and then knock and scrape the clayish dirt off of the tool after each scoop. But eventually the holes were 24" deep, and in the posts went with QuickCrete. Next step: figuring out how to attach the section of fence to the metal posts, instead of their current wood ones.