You have a very eye-appealing piece of property there.
dan496 said:Starting with clearing the underbrush, this project took weekends and all my spare time after work for about a month. Having a farm and a tractor and some materials already on hand helped. The most expensive were the posts. They are regular 3" (actually 3-4") farm fence posts cut in half. I got bids from multiple lumber yards for cutting and delivering the posts. The best deal I could find was about $2 each. A cheaper option would be to place the posts 6-8' apart and use boards. I did it this way mostly for looks and for increased strength.
There are lots of thermostats that you can use to control heat emitters or pads. I like the ones with a remote temperature sensor on a cable so you can have the sensor inside but the controller outside. Some examples:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NZZG3S/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001F97K9O/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
dan496 said:Nope; just dug a trench, stuck the poles in the ground, filled in the dirt.
I just wouldn't do this one by hand lol! On average how much was the cost to deliver dig and set the posts?