DIYing a fence can help you save money while creating a more private outdoor space, and with these simple steps, just about ...

The rails on a split-rail fence fit into holes in the posts. When a rail rots, you’ll need to lift the post to get it out and ...

Slide each rail through the slot far enough so that you can then back it into the slot on the opposite post. With a section of the fence installed, all that remained was to reseed the damaged lawn ...

(Also, by spacing the posts 7.5 feet apart, you’re leaving some wiggle room to cut the rails to size in case a post isn’t perfectly centered in its hole or a measurement is slightly off.) For a fence ...

Q: I have an older wood fence with rotten posts. In the last windstorm, part of it fell over. The fence boards are in good shape, so I'd like to reuse them. But, clearly new posts are required.

GRANITE QUARRY — This kind of fence goes by many names — snake-rail, worm, zigzag or battlefield fence. But it’s a thing of simple, beautiful efficiency that old-timers would have said is ...

As funding allows, the city is replacing the older dune fencing with post and rail fencing. “It serves the same purpose along the pathways to keep people off the dunes,” said Mike Rossbach ...

The pioneers knew a practical thing when they saw it. A split-rail fence needs no post holes. It needs few tools. And if they moved, they could take their fence with them and commandeer sections ...