Q. I plan to build a privacy wood fence, and I’ve got many questions, not the least of which is how to secure horizontal wood framing members to the vertical fence posts so the weight of the fencing ...

Decorative fencing is beautiful and increases the value of your home. Among the abundant styles, most hark back to earlier designs, especially from the Colonial Revival period. This includes pointed ...

Q. What is the best wood for a fence, in term of economics and durability? The fence will be subjected to both hot and cold weather. If I decide to use CCA-treated lumber, can I paint it or should it ...

Their dogs were frenemies. But Andrea Becker and her neighbor got along, so when she fenced in her yard for her pup, Becker added a good neighbor gate in between their properties. Becker, a Seattle ...

You’ve heard the saying, “Good fences make good neighbors.” You can take this wise adage a step further, should you desire: Attractive, one-of-a-kind fences make appreciative neighbors. A ...

Marvin Fletcher, owner of Century Fence Co. of Little Rock, offers these tips for building and finishing picket fences. His favorite dimensions for a classic picket fence are 1-by-4-inch pickets about ...

You’ve heard the wise saying, “Good fences make good neighbors.” It’s been around in one form or the other for hundreds of years, and Robert Frost immortalized it in one of his poems just over a ...