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Patio Fence

17 years ago

I would like to build a cinder block fence to completely enclose my patio. It is already partly enclosed with this cinder block. Does anyone know how I can add on to completely enclose it? Do I need to use mortar? Do I need to fill the blocks? Do I need to dig a trench for a foundation? Do I need to put concrete in the foundation? I have no idea what I am doing but I can't afford a contractor. The wall is 3-4 ft. high. Thanks for any help you can provide!

Comments (8)

  • 17 years ago

    Man.....unless you are a very quick student do not build this project yourself. Just asking if you put concrete in the foundation says to me you should stick to your day job. J.

  • 17 years ago

    Ask around some masonry supply outfits for the name of a retired mason contractor and beg and plea for him/her to come over for an hourly wage and help you with the project. By you being the helper, you will save some dinero by being the grunt, but make things move along a little faster. Besides, you might learn something so that you can do it your own bad self the next time around. Worth a shot!

  • 17 years ago

    The spamers have struck again. J.

  • 17 years ago

    Hey J, Either im seeing things or i must have had too much ol' # 7 back in the hack days. What the heck is going on and how are they doing that?

  • 17 years ago

    John, you are funny. To the point...honest and correct. If you are that uneducated about a project, especially a masonry wall and don't have the money...don't even do it. You will regret it when it starts shifting or falling down. Sometimes it is worth the money to have a it done properly.

    Les

  • 17 years ago

    They are gone now Sier, If the Site dident put them in they must have taken them off. I wonder how they did that as well but spammers are a dirty sneaky bunch they almost had to hack the whole site J.

  • 17 years ago

    Yeah, they were getting them over at the other forums as well. What gets me about these chaps is that if they will play these games trying to get advertising, what are they going to do to the consumer/customer. You'd think they would get it and knock it off, but they keep a spammin' hopefully shooting themselves in the leg by folks realizing thats all they are, just a sneaky bunch that would knock their grandma out if it was the last sandwich on the table!

  • 17 years ago

    Its Control. The advertising part is second. Its defentley not a game. A while back at another deck site they shut down the whole thing it was one like this one with many other areas. Those guys just dident have the money to fight them off.

    The goal of these outlaws is to control the Web. J.