Ryan's Fence is Done!

Ryan's privacy/safety fence is finally done. The  construction is finishing up the clean up and we'll be sitting sweet! Here's a shot of the way it flows to the corner and around. Forgive my ratty looking yard, I need to tend to that too as soon as I'm off crutches.

This is the side patio view. This is a long area but I'm taking a pic while sitting at my little table and chairs in the same area. I'll probably cute this all up by getting a bistro set when they go on sale and putting some flowers out there etc.

If you need a privacy fence I recommend Strait-Edge Construction instead of just going with a fencing company. They came in and prepped the site by removing a huge steel clothesline that had been there forever and went deep into the ground with concrete, they cut out a truck load (literally!!!) of brush on the fence line, a small tree and cleaned out debris (rotted timbers and the like) behind our shed that I would've had to move (and couldn't). They even transplanted bushes to fill in the holes the clothesline made so no one would step in them and break a leg. I was sincerely impressed.  They were on top of every step of the process.

My neighbor is a crotchety old guy and was whining constantly about the rocks that line the fence coming through to his side of the fence, even though they've been there since we bought the house ten years ago and he helped shovel them in with the previous tenants! Strait-Edge made sure to attach some wire mesh to the bottom of the fence and curl it under the rocks. They moved the rocks over it afterwards to cover any unsightly wire. Then they went onto the neighbors side to cover any mesh over there too. Not a service EVER included in straight fencing projects. In fact, when I got quotes, Hayworth Fencing was more expensive than Strait-Edge and they didn't even have the removal of existing fence in their quote! I would've had to deal with all that on my own and I'm just not able to do it physically, you know?

Here's another shot off the back patio. Notice the day lilies, daisies, Black-Eyed Susans and Tiger Lilys against the fence. They're barely disturbed! The crews were all professional and very hard working.

Ryan loves his new fence and even went out to put his little scarecrow in his horticultural beds all by himself! 

Here's a photo of  "Happy" in Ryan's gardens. (note the huge produce! That kid has a green thumb!)

Until we get locks on the gates, however, Happy comes in at night.

Oh yeah, Strait Edge constructed the stand-up horticultural beds you see to the left of the photo here as well (in a separate project). I should have taken some better shots of those. Check out my blog post on Horticultural Therapy and you'll see better pics of Ryan's gardening beds.

Here's a photo of Ryan and his pooch, Poppie. Look at how relaxed Ryan looks. He's so happy! He slept well last night too. He's always worried about people breaking into the house so closes his bedroom window even when it's nice. He did leave it open a couple of inches last night because his room window is inside the fence. HUGE stuff for us.

The IRIS program is helping Ryan pay for the fence in case you have IRIS for your young person with disabilities. Strait-Edge Construction does a ton of government work and will deal directly with IRIS or your agency if you want him to. Less stress for us in our already stressed out worlds! He's done some hospital work and also has a consultant who works for a government housing and weatherization project who knows the ADA compliance issues.

 They do all sorts of construction so they're not limited to fencing. Check with the owner, Kris, on bathroom remodels for accessibility and other projects. He has a heart for people with disabilities and it shows!

Well, I want to get busy. It was sunny when I got up at 7:00 (Ryan slept in! Maybe that fresh air in the window he let be open!) Now I see it's overcast an hour later. Pffft!

Happy Saturday! We'll see you tomorrow!

Much love and joy,

Karen