re: Building a wood fence this weekend, any pro tips?

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just more work than I anticipated

That's my story every damn weekend

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Good thing I am not in charge of estimating labor for a living, in my mind it was a few hours for demo, run some strings, set some post and break for lunch, come back from lunch post will be set and start setting runners

in reality, come lunch time we are just getting into setting post, and there was no need for the extra cost of fast setting concrete because they were setting overnight regardless

lots of work and still finishing up after work, but well worth it, the sense of satisfaction, knowing it was done right, learning a few things along the way and of course every new project justifies a new tool

Get utilities located.

I also just finished a wood fence. PT post/runners and cedar pickets. What’s the board’s recommendations on sealing and/or staining? How long should you wait for wood to dry?