Fence Panel Walkway

Look at what I did!  I am so proud of my self…….

Last winter we battled mud and grime for months.  I needed a cleaner way to get from the house to the work shop.  One night, while asleep (does anyone else do this?) I solved our problem.  Here is what I did:

I took three fence panels from Lowe’s, 8 x 6 feet @ $42.00 each.

I screwed 6 treated 2 x 4’s on the back running parallel with the boards that were already there.  Sorry – I did not get a photo of that.  I only used 12 long screws since I planned to take them out after I screwed each fence board into the 2 x 4’s from the opposite side.  I then flipped the fence panel over and went to work.

Since I am a girl, and I am not afraid of what any MEN think – I stood all the screws up first with a tap of the hammer.  I then went back and quickly screwed them in with a drill.  Awesomely easy.

But to make straight cuts, I screwed a ‘guide board’ into the top of the panel, and then cut the panels into two foot wide sections:

For any MEN who may be checking out my saw…..I got this one at a garage sale.  The previous owner had cut through the electric cable, and pieced it back together.  I did not do that   Here are the cut sections:

Next, I placed them in position, and stained them with my favorite Espresso colored deck stain.  Now I have my walk way!  The best part – except for the fact it was 11 degrees outside, it reminded me of a vacation at the beach, walking on the boardwalk.   Sweet memories.

Now, to cover that trailer tongue….any ideas?

I need a load of mulch….and a few frowlies (my baby sis’s word for flowers – I like starbellies too – strawberries)

How many of you come up with great solutions for problems in your sleep?  What were they?

Update:  Lori, an amazing designer, did THIS for me:

I can’t wait to do this!  Thank you, girlfriend!  I can just see all my foster kitty’s sitting here soaking up the sun.

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