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riverowens•2mo ago

Hot take: concrete anchors for chain link are a waste of time on sandy soil

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davidwright•2mo ago

Had to choose between a manual post hole digger and a powered auger for a big job last spring

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rowanw31•2mo ago

Hand dig vs power auger for a 200ft run in rocky Ohio clay

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linda305•2mo ago

Vent: A client asked why I charge more for chain link than wood panels

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lucas_grant83•2mo ago

Finally stopped setting posts in concrete after talking to a guy in Flagstaff

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perry.jessica•2mo ago

Watched a crew in Austin use string lines on a 300 foot sloped run

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victor_butler•2mo ago

Rented a power auger vs digging by hand for a 200 foot run last month

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anna_carter53•2mo ago

That job on a ranch in Laramie back in 2016 showed me why you never skip concrete anchors in rocky soil

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jesse_west•2mo ago

Stepped on a level at a job site in Boise and it changed how I set posts

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roses69•2mo ago

That Tuesday in July where everything went sideways with a rock

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white.grant•2mo ago

Talking to an old fence guy in Spokane made me rethink my whole post hole approach

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marywells•2mo ago

Just realized my fence post holes have been too narrow for years

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kelly.robin•2mo ago

Spent 2 years setting posts with wet concrete before a job in Austin exposed my mistake

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jordan305•2mo ago

Visited an old job site from 15 years ago and the fence I built still stands

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thomas_brown•2mo ago

Tried concrete anchors vs wood posts on a job in Columbus last month

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