Thompson's Water Seal

[heehaw]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

i had 10 acres a couple years ago, the guy in the house next door wanted to tear down the old fence and put up a new one: the old fence had been there for over 40 years: and was 6ft on me on one end, and 6ft on him on the other: i was going to help, but he said he wanted to "hire" it done: so i told him, the only way i would agree to the old fence coming down, was that the new fence go on the property line: which he agreed to: then he had it put 12 inches on his side, and proceeded to plant shrubs and flowers in that 12 inches: i'm not sure how i was suppose to keep my donkeys and cows from eating the shrubs and flowers: but we had a few words, and it ended with me telling him, if he could tend to the shrubs and flowers without stepping foot on my property, to have at it...he was not welcome on my property: so i put up another fence as close to the line as i could, his shrubs and flowers died for some reason??? couldn't have anything to do with the slight doses of round-up??? i'm just glad i didn't pay my part of the fence, before i discovered what he was doing..
heehaw

 

[heehaw]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

i had 10 acres a couple years ago, the guy in the house next door wanted to tear down the old fence and put up a new one: the old fence had been there for over 40 years: and was 6ft on me on one end, and 6ft on him on the other: i was going to help, but he said he wanted to "hire" it done: so i told him, the only way i would agree to the old fence coming down, was that the new fence go on the property line: which he agreed to: then he had it put 12 inches on his side, and proceeded to plant shrubs and flowers in that 12 inches: i'm not sure how i was suppose to keep my donkeys and cows from eating the shrubs and flowers: but we had a few words, and it ended with me telling him, if he could tend to the shrubs and flowers without stepping foot on my property, to have at it...he was not welcome on my property: so i put up another fence as close to the line as i could, his shrubs and flowers died for some reason??? couldn't have anything to do with the slight doses of round-up??? i'm just glad i didn't pay my part of the fence, before i discovered what he was doing..
heehaw

 

[MotorSeven]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

Hey Bird(stirring the pot with a boat paddle) in S FL, the "finished side" has to face out....according to Code. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RD

 

[MotorSeven]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

Hey Bird(stirring the pot with a boat paddle) in S FL, the "finished side" has to face out....according to Code. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RD

 

[Bird]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( the "finished side" has to face out....according to Code )</font>

Would that be Morse Code? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Bird]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( the "finished side" has to face out....according to Code )</font>

Would that be Morse Code? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[PineRidge]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

<font color="blue"> the "finished side" has to face out....according to Code. </font>

Thought that might be the case here also. Never actually had a fence but I've heard that mentioned locally.

 

[PineRidge]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

<font color="blue"> the "finished side" has to face out....according to Code. </font>

Thought that might be the case here also. Never actually had a fence but I've heard that mentioned locally.

 

[Bird]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

If there's any such code in this area, I've never heard of it, and there are fences all over the area turned either direction. And since you made me curious, I looked at our city code and of course it's an incredibly lengthy and detailed document telling about heights, acceptable and non-acceptable materials, where you can and can't build, gates required, etc., etc., but I didn't find anything about which side the posts would be on or which way the "finished side" woud face.

 

[Bird]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

If there's any such code in this area, I've never heard of it, and there are fences all over the area turned either direction. And since you made me curious, I looked at our city code and of course it's an incredibly lengthy and detailed document telling about heights, acceptable and non-acceptable materials, where you can and can't build, gates required, etc., etc., but I didn't find anything about which side the posts would be on or which way the "finished side" woud face.

 

[heehaw]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

that sounds like something they would put in the city code. how heavy is the pipe that was used for post? is it the same as used for chain link fence? i have seem people use transmission fluid instead of the thompsons or other brand of water seal, and it seems to work pretty well, but i don't know how long it last?
heehaw

 

[heehaw]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

that sounds like something they would put in the city code. how heavy is the pipe that was used for post? is it the same as used for chain link fence? i have seem people use transmission fluid instead of the thompsons or other brand of water seal, and it seems to work pretty well, but i don't know how long it last?
heehaw

 

[HGM]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Hey Bird(stirring the pot with a boat paddle) in S FL, the "finished side" has to face out....according to Code. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RD )</font>

I thought I remembered that too.... But, every fence has a "finished side" so it would face the one who didnt ask for the fence(I guess)... Kind of a consolation prize for getting a fence you didnt request /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif..

Bird, that might also explain the random fence facing in your area too..

Personally, I dont think I would care either way... You would be able to add flower boxes or whatever you wanted, on the unfinished side since it has the boards to nail to... Who actually gets the better deal?????????? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[HGM]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Hey Bird(stirring the pot with a boat paddle) in S FL, the "finished side" has to face out....according to Code. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RD )</font>

I thought I remembered that too.... But, every fence has a "finished side" so it would face the one who didnt ask for the fence(I guess)... Kind of a consolation prize for getting a fence you didnt request /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif..

Bird, that might also explain the random fence facing in your area too..

Personally, I dont think I would care either way... You would be able to add flower boxes or whatever you wanted, on the unfinished side since it has the boards to nail to... Who actually gets the better deal?????????? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[heehaw]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

how do you do any repairs or spray finish on the fence, without getting on your neighbors property, when the finished or best side is towards him?
heehaw

 

[heehaw]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

how do you do any repairs or spray finish on the fence, without getting on your neighbors property, when the finished or best side is towards him?
heehaw

 

[heehaw]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

can you tell me what size metal pipe is used on this fence? i guess i am going to have to put one up, and think the metal might be a better idea than wood post: maybe even sit them inside pvc pipe, thats set in concrete, so they could be changed if ever needed??
heehaw

 

[Bird]

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They're two and three-eighth inch O.D. galvanized, 8' long, set in concrete. But I don't know just what schedule or wall thickness they are.

 

[heehaw]

Re: Thompson\'s Water Seal

i thought about galv water pipe, but that stuff is really expensive now...i'll do some checkin around here and see what i can find..
thanks

 

[Bird]

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Rick, I'm not absolutely sure, but I think Home Depot and Lowes have the pipe for the fence posts. We only had to add a couple of posts and the neighbor already had some spares from a fence (dog run) he had removed. But one of the posts had no cap, and when I was getting some brackets at Home Depot for a short stretch of chain link fence, I also bought one of the caps for that steel post. Of course, you may be able to beat their price. Just that little cap (Made in China, it says) was $.85.