Opo's enclosure

ZEROPILOT said:

Cool
I'm glad that you're doing a bit better.
Half the difficulty of making an enclosure is just getting started on it.
I saw that fencing at Lowes.
It looks GREAT.

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Ray--Opo said:

Here is Opo's temporary enclosure until I get the backyard fenced in. He has the screened porch with all his vitals. This just gives him a little place to walk around and graze. Will start the landscape now.
It is called Wham Bam fencing very easy to install. The pics don't show every part of the process but if you go online the instructions would be easier to understand than me trying to explain.
After laying out the perimeter using string and the 3' 4' 5' method ( pythagorean theorem) with a wife that didn't understand and questioned me every step it went smoother.
View attachment 275933 View attachment 275934 We actually figured out that by Rose grabbing the handles and me grabbing the top of the post pounder. The posts went in easier.
View attachment 275935 View attachment 275936 me predrilling to screw the yellow sleeve next to me. View attachment 275937 The upper yellow sleeve is oblong so with a level from bottom sleeve to the top sleeve you can get it exactly level if your pole is not.View attachment 275938

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CarolM said:

I am actually so impressed with your skill. I couldn't do that. If I did it would probably be skew. [emoji23] [emoji23][/QUOT
Thanks when I was laying it out with string and stakes and measuring and measuring again. My wife was trying to tell me let's start with the first pole and measure out to the second and over to where we want the third pole. So there was some tension for a minute. But as you can see Rose was a trouper. She is not afraid of work. Would not of gotten done without her.

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vladimir said:

Just saw this now - that looks amazing! Congratulations, is Opo enjoying it yet?

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Ray--Opo said:

He is getting used to it. He knows the other screen door goes out to the rest of the backyard. So he will scratch at that door sometimes. Once I get plants and hides, basking rock he will like it better. He still gets plenty of time in the bigger yard. I had 2 more sections to go off the house farther. But when I was not feeling well I let my brother talk me into selling him 2 sections.
Maro2Bear gave me the idea of building another section off of that one to make another plot. I have to get working on a winter enclosure for Opo first. The way I move I need to get started. My wife calls me a procrastinator. I just say I am very patient.

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