The old one finally fell over during this year's gusty storm season. The neighbors pitched in on the materials, but Johnny, Juan and his brother Marciano did the demolition, dug all new holes, set the 4x4's in concrete and built the structure. Since we did the labor, we got the pretty side this time.
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My job: Staining!
The first coat via paint sprayer just wasn't cutting it for me, still too 'mottled':
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Round two with a slightly darker shade, applied using a 'pad' tool designed just for fences:
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Done and ready for blackberry vine wire support installation!