Things have been pretty quiet what with all the world-wide pandemic and all. In the meantime, I started planning a fence, but two things stopped me cold:
- The price of wood went through the roof
- The neighbor’s elevation changes caused more water to flow onto my property than normal
- I discovered I have several depressions significant enough to accumulate an excess of water
- Excess water will accelerate wood rot
- Wood rot will kill my fence fast
Ugh.
Wood? Wood!
Good news everyone! The price of wood came down!
Wait, no it didn’t.
Okay, we’ll pass on the wood for now.
Elevation, smellivation
I had to get an elevation survey in order to know how much dirt I would to grade and fill the property. Turns out most places I called never heard of them, but two did, one that cost way more and one that cost way less. The -less one was fishy, so I paid way more.
Before the surveyor came, I had to clear the jungle out and pile up all the trash donations people had provided me.
Now I have some calculations to do. If the amount of dirt to grade and fill is lower than 1000 sq ft, I don’t need a permit. Stay tuned!