Back on March 20, I started the renovation of the sukashigaki, or "see through fence," which separates the courtyard from the backyard and Dragon's Spine area. Today I finally finished the repairs.
I started in March because we had two days of warm weather which allowed me to dig new post holes and stain. However, very quickly, the weather turned cold and throughout April the weather was never good enough for me to continue. Last week I finally took the time to dismantle the small rails and posts of the panels. Originally, I thought I could just re-stain them, but they were in rough condition, so by taking them apart I could sand them down and the re-stain.
It took at least three days of sanding, and then two days of staining before I could reassemble them and reinstall each panel.
I'm glad I took the time to do so. They look almost like new, even though the pieces are all ten years old.
I also took the time to spray paint the brown post protectors at the bottom of each new post.
With the original copper caps reinstalled, the sukashigaki is complete.
