Wood fencing, while visually pleasing, relatively cheap in comparison to other fence materials, and good for the environment, also requires a lot of maintenance. If you don't do that maintenance, you ...

Q: One of our front yard fence posts isn’t holding up its end of the bargain due to old age. How can I quickly replace a rotten anchor post? A: This time of year in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person nailing pickets to the rails of a privacy fence - Photovs/Getty Images Whether you have a dog that wants to bark at ...

Q. What is the preferred method to set fence posts? My 5-foot-tall solid-picket privacy fence has had some issues over the past 10 years. The latest problem is posts set in concrete that have snapped.

Wood is such a magnificent building material, in my opinion. It’s strong, it’s beautiful, it’s easy to cut and shape, and it can be used to create delicious eye candy both inside and outside your home ...

When you’re in the middle of a home renovation, it’s easy to get caught up in picking the right paint colors, choosing modern fixtures, or deciding how to arrange the new furniture, but one detail ...

Install fence posts at least 3 feet deep, with tops cut at an angle, to allow them to shed precipitation. At the time that you install your fence, try to put aside a few pieces of matching wood for ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...