Thread: My $1.20 Graveyard Fence

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Great Idea and tutorial, going to try this idea with some modifications for a fence (about 75'). I went to Lowe's this evening and picked up a Cull pack of 37 pressure treated 2x2x8 for $10. Normally price $110.

My estimate for a 4.5' section of fence would be $1.83. I had some 10' firring strips paid $1.25 a piece (use for cross members) and looks like I will need 2 8' 2x2 at $.29 each ripped as the slat's.

My local LOWES did not have any cull available so I negotiated a huge discount on premium studs.
I bought 60 premium 2x4x8 for $60! Normal price is about $2.50 per. I am rippin through wood (80 studs total) at a fast rate.
Make sure to get a good blade for your table saw! It's a lot of ripping and cutting for a long fence! I am doing 100'.

I tried some sample spray paint and determined that it would take many cans of spray paint.

Today I went to another home center and found a gallon of Ebony tinted Deck stain for $5 for the gallon. It was in the wrong color or Oops section.

Just received the parts for my compound Miter saw, will start cutting and assembling in the next few days.

You have to love that "cull" lumber!! Right now, I am busy with another big project using cull lumber. I found out that each time Lowe's gets an inventory truck from their warehouse, they use 2 sheets (4' X 8') of OSB plywood to hold their loads in place. Lowe's ends up selling these 2 sheets for $2 a sheet! Sometimes they have minor damage, sometimes not.

I have a 12' wide by 52' long open patio on my house. Right now I am using that cull OSB to box in my patio. The doorways are cut out in the shapes of toe pincher coffins and the windows are also toe pincher coffins, only smaller. Then I will paint the whole thing flat black. I am screwing the panels to my house and numbering the panels so I can use them again next year. I will post a photo when it's done.

The total cost for the lumber will be around $38 to box in the whole thing (not counting the paint and screws)! Now, to get enough OSB for next year, you have to start buying now because they don't have large quantities of it, just about 6 or 8 sheets a week.

Next year, I plan to use it for smaller out-buildings to make different scenes for my props. Once I'm done with them, because they will be so cheap to make, I'll probably have a bonfire!

If you can't find it in the store, just ask them. If you tell them you're interested in it, they will start setting it aside for you.

I used pallets for the fence posts on my fencing; they were free but it takes plenty of labor to break them down and remove the nails. I used culled lumber from Lowes to put sections together; I got a stack of 42" 2x2s for $15 I found sitting out front. They originally wanted $35 but I told the guy I am making Halloween items and I am trying to save money and he totally hooked me up. The screws I used were another $12. So for about $30 I built 37 sections of fence at just under 4feet long, I am covering about 135 feet of the perimeter of my yard. Here is a picture of it stacked up in my garage, the stack is about' 6'3" tall:



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I think they look great. I may do mine the same way. The only thing I might do differently is at one end of each section leave off the tallest vertical bar. That way when you put the sections together, you never have two bars right next to each other. Very Very nice. Looks pretty ominous.

Here are some pics of my progress. I have completed 96' of fence. I am going to make 16' feet more and then paint. I too have determined it would take too long to spray paint. I am buying a gallon of flat black exterior paint and using my neighbors power sprayer. (on a NON-WINDY DAY!) I will take more pics of the finished, painted, staked, product soon!
New load of discounted premium studs (negotiated $1.00 per stud!! Lowes had NO cull packs at the moment)
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Studs Ripped into 5/8" pieces

Mostly Finished!