Q I am planning to replace a wooden fence that is in bad repair with fence posts that are beginning to rot. I need some advice on the type of lumber that would be the most durable and long-lasting.

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 ...

15:21, Tue, Oct 7, 2025 Updated: 15:52, Tue, Oct 7, 2025 Garden fences can be expensive to replace and many households are losing money by not looking after them properly. Wooden fence posts are ...

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 ...

A basket weave fence, like this one from @robertnehin, has the same durability as a solid privacy fence, but the texture is much more interesting to look at. The double basket weave style shown here ...

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 ...

It’s hard to beat the beauty of natural wood fences, but one of their weaknesses is the posts that support them — however, the experts at Fence-All have a solution. “There’s a connection between the ...