A hale hurrah to Glen and Tony for their enclosure fence progress. Plank by plank, they’re installing the tree-to-timber pickets, advancing the privacy screen behind Rosslyn’s carriage barn that will conceal the generator, mini-split compressor, propane tank, etc. while framing the sunken courtyard west of the icehouse.
Yet another tree-to-timber project, all of the cedar slats/boards that will comprise the fence pickets grew less than 150’ from where they’ll be installed.
(Source: Tree-to-Timber)
Here’s a sneak peek of the south elevation.
In the photo above, Tony is fastening on the first picket. Focus ensures that it’s level and plumb because all of the subsequent pickets follow the geometry of this first blank.
Several boards into the first section, Glen triple-checks to ensure the privacy fence is level and plumb.
[We are] using variable width boards to 1) maximize the efficiency of our homegrown and milled material while 2) subtly transitioning from architectural formality (Rosslyn’s public viewshed) to the more informal, agricultural, utilitarian realm of vegetable gardens, orchard, and meadows…
(Source: Planks to Pickets)
Planks are laid out so that Tony and Glen can visually select the most appropriate variable width planks to avoid establishing a pattern. Sometimes random is easier said than done!
Tony fine-tunes milling while Glen fastens pickets to railings.
Lots of levels for checking, double checking, and triple checking.
The south elevation takes shape, plank by plank. Halfway done!
Although the exterior of the enclosure will be more visible, attention to the interior is almost as important. It’s structurally robust, convenient to maintain, and nearly as attractive as the exterior.
Done. Picketing the south side of the privacy enclosure is done. There still remains some trimming (bottom edge) and trim installation (picture framing the two sections) to prior to painting, but progress is evident.
Thank you, Glen and Tony. It’s looking great!
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