The chain-link fence had been there a long time. Long enough to rust through in places and disappear under years of vines. It needed to come out.

I started in the winter of 2025, which is the right time to dig post holes and frame in Charleston before the heat sets in.

Before

Progress

I began at the driveway. Set 8x8 posts there because eventually a driveway gate will hang from them. Better to do it right the first time than to come back and redo it.

From the driveway I worked my way down the side of the house and toward the back property line. I paused the project there. The dead of summer in Charleston is not the time to be setting posts and nailing fence boards. I will finish the back wall when the weather allows.

After

Details

• Removed existing chain-link fence and root systems
• Set posts and framed structure in sections
• Alternating 1x4 and 1x6 pressure-treated ground-contact boards
• 8x8 posts at driveway sized for future gate
• Back section to be completed when weather permits