Technically this isn’t home improvement since it’s a summer cottage I’m fixing up for a customer. I’ve got to say though, what a fucking privilege it is to be self-employed and land jobs like this. An elderly customer with deep pockets handed me the keys to their remote cabin and basically told me to fix whatever needs fixing. No deadlines, nobody watching over my shoulder, and I’m free to come and go as I please. I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’d do it without pay, but I honestly can’t think of anything I’d rather be getting paid for.

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[–] 46 points 11 months ago (1 child)

What the hell did you do with that beautiful fence? Looks absolutely wrecked.

The before picture looks way better, what did you even attempt to fix?

/s

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    That looks beautiful. How did you go about swapping out the rotten wood?

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Thanks.

    Well, it's all held together by screws. I just remove the rotten piece and use that as a template for a new one and then painted it all to match.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    You mean to tell me the new pieces are made from scratch? 😳 Good job OP

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Not trying to undermine the job, but fortunately the posts are not carved, you can just cut decorative pieces to size

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Well yeah, they’re just planks. Mostly I just cut them to length, but for some I traced the more complex silhouette onto the new piece and then cut it out with a combination of circular and reciprocating saw. Pretty straightforward job, to be honest.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago

    I know I’m focused on the wrong thing (you did a great job!) but it is throwing my head for a loop that “after” is on the left.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    nice job but why is "after" on the left? lol just to get comments complaining about it?

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Seeing good work like this makes me hate vinyl even more.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Amazing work! 👍

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    I still cannot understand why tf people put the after on the left...

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    It was unintentional. I made that collage quickly and simply didn't pay attention to it. I never thought it would offend this many people.

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