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The Weekend Plan
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Your digging time per hole (time your first one): Helper:
Weekend 1: set out, dig, set posts, rails, pickets or boards
| Time | Job | Hours | Done / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Services marked (811 or local); boundary found | |||
| Set out: stakes, string, post centers from zero | |||
| Dig the holes; gravel in; treat cut post ends | |||
| Set the gate posts, then the line posts, plumb | |||
| The wait: cut pickets, sort boards, cut rails | |||
| Rails on brackets | |||
| Pickets or boards, with the story pole | |||
The wait. Fast-Setting mix: hours before rails go on:
Weekend 2: the gate
| Time | Job | Hours | Done / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build the gate flat: frame, brace, diagonals | |||
| Hang the gate; latch; check the gaps | |||
| Post caps; clean up; offcuts away | |||
Drop-test date: Stain date:
The second wait: stain goes on when water soaks in instead of beading. The book plans 19 hours for Route A and 25.5 for Route B, for two people.
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