Originally the fencing at the main gate and along the road to the parcels past Purgatory was made of wood and painted white. While pretty in theory, the reality of maintaining said fence when it is surrounded by gum trees that drop their limbs right on it is not easy. In fall 2016 we started the long–and I mean long–process of replacing that fencing.
First we did away with the section along the main road past our driveway (first pic). We had Vlad, our friendly fence guy, pull out all the wood and install more simple wire fencing to match the perimeter fencing he’d done the year before (second pic).
Then a shot showing the start of the new section. That funny white box is the remains of an old gate controller unit. And check out our spiffy sign! I designed and ordered it from BuildASign.com. It’s actually the second iteration as the first one was smaller and a bit harder to read.
Then we replaced the white fencing that branches out from the gate with plastic fencing. So in November 2017, Vlad ordered and brought over the plastic posts and rails, where they sat until he had free time to do the job. It took a couple of months, but eventually the old fence was taken down and the boards moved to the trash heap just behind the sports court.
Most of the new fencing was then installed. Also, the sign on the gooseneck for the gate keypad in the first image below helps keep random people from driving down our driveway. It also means we have a growing collection of shattered car light bits; apparently people so very attracted to our very industrial mailboxes that, when they go to use the easement (the branching section of our driveway going to our two nearest neighbors), they often bang up against the edge of the boxes.
Next is the other side of the driveway and its new fencing.
It was at this point that we hit a snag–Vlad hadn’t ordered enough posts, so the section of fencing along the easement couldn’t be done. His work took him up north for a few months, so it wasn’t until September of last year that he was able to finish.
And note the first iteration of the directory sign mentioned earlier in this post. Agent smith repainted the arrows so we could adapt it for that spot.
Bonus: Vlad also ripped out the old bit of fencing along the right side of the easement (opposite the area just mentioned). It served no real purpose, and our nearest neighbor now has grand plans for refurbishing the little curb.
Extra bonus: on his last visit Vlad pulled out that post, so everything is pretty and tidy now.
And a lovely final panorama of the finished area:
