Fencing, how about it?

Wendy · #61 12/01/10, 12:15 AM

I'm late on this too, but here's what we used. I set wooden posts every 16' with a t-post in between. We used cattle panels for the whole thing. It cost a nice chink of change, but I love it! No need for stretching the fence. I was able to put the fence up by myself. I had my brother dig the holes & then I just needed to clean out & set the posts. If a panel goes bad I can just take it down & buy a new one without having to restretch anything. It stands up against my goats & keeps other critters out. It cost a pretty penny, but should outlast me. When we had to have work done & the fence was in the way, we just had to take down one panel, do what was needed, & then put the panel back up. Worked great!

Txrider · #62 12/01/10, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by farmergirl

Whereabouts is this property exactly? Sounds like we might be neighbors

If your Austinish it could be. It's located a few miles from Paige.

Txrider · #63 12/01/10, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CaliannG

Sorry I am late to this thread.

Txrider, just a few weeks ago, I watch my LGD CLEAR, with air to spare, a 48" fence. He was chasing a small pack of coyotes who had also cleared that fence without even looking like they had a tough time of it.

For dogs, coyotes and goats, most folks suggest a 60" fence. I know I am having to replace all this 48" fence with 60" fence....and I am hating every minute of it.

Yeah that's why I used 8' posts and put them in 36" deep, it leaves me 60" of post above ground. Fence looks a bit funny with a foot of extra post sticking up above it but I have about a foot of post over the top of the 48" fence to string tensile, hot, or barbed wire up to 60" high later if I want to.

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(Have I mentioned that one of the things they have REALLY evil people do, who have been sent to Hell, is dig post holes in hard-pan clay?)

That sure sounds like hell, I have have no idea how they ever put fences up around here back before power tools. I guess they just waited until it rained good and long and ground was as soft as possible as deep as possible.

Txrider · #64 12/01/10, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fordy

....................My guess is , is that , when you voluntarily move your fence line too accommodate their Illegally placed water line , that may mean that you give up any redress in a court proceeding as you have tenatively accepted their mistake thereby giving the contractor and the country a legal defense in any legal action you might bring against them ! I wouldn't wait on them too "send you a bill" , I'd get an attorney , fill a suit(contractor and county) too make them move the water line . Don't allow them too dictate the agenda , be proactive ! , fordy

Yeah well the water line has been there they say about three years, the previous owner granted them easement, and going back to read the easement papers it isn't so clear where the easement is supposed to be at all. But they still couldn't trace it and mark it for me and digging it all up would have left me trying to set posts into fresh backfill.

It also isn't just their stuff that is outside the easement, there is some phone stuff, a power pole and more inside it. The corner where the two roads meet has been made wider and wider over time as the road is crushed limestone and the pin marking the easement edge is literally the edge of the road now. Putting anything inside the easement would be digging up the road now.

I don't really mind losing the corner and cutting across it at a 45 degree angle about 15' from the easement marker pin isn't a big deal so I'll just let it be as it is as long as they don't gouge me for repairs to that main. If they send a bill for a few thousand though they will have fight on their hands, and I have a good attorney, retired law professor that would likely take it on for free. I'll get along if they will.

Edit: They sent me a bill for the water line repairs, I just got around to checking the mail and it got here to my place n Dallas before I even got home. It's $311 dollars. I guess I'll call em up and talk about it but since it isn't very much it isn't going to kill me to pay it if it's too much trouble to fight..