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From a home-improvement expert, a guide to building just the right fence to serve your individualized needs. This complete guide shows homeowners how to:
*build fences that provide privacy and security
*mark boundaries
*hide unpleasant views
*keep animals in or out
*beautify a yard
*provide protection from the elements.
Author Jeff Beneke guides readers through the building process with illustrated step-by-step instructions. Also included is information on how to repair fences and gates that have been damaged over time.
List of contents
Introduction
1 Fencing, Then and Now History, Fence Law, Fencing with a Purpose, Materials, Before You Start Digging
2 Design and Layout Exterior Design, Field Research, Choosing a Style, Open or Closed?, To Gate or Not, Designing with Contrasts, Height and Sight, Scale and Proportion, Mixing Materials, Preparing a Plan, Finalizing the Plan, Plumb and Level
3 Wood Fences From Rails to Pickets, Choosing the Wood, Fasteners for All Seasons, Setting Posts, Attaching Rails, Post Top Details, The Picket Fence, Vertical-Board Fences, Louvered Fences, Basketweave Fences, Lattice Fences, Prefab Panels, Vinyl Fences, Rustic Fences, Choosing a Finish
4 Masonry Fences Building with Stone, Building with Brick, Building with Concrete Block
5 Metal Fences Ornamental Metal Fences, Chain-Link Fences, Mesh Fencing, Barbed Wire, Electric Fences
6 Living Fences Hedges, Grasses, Bamboo, Fencing with Berms
7 Gates Design Decisions, Hardware, Building the Gate, Gateless Gateposts
8 Repairing Fences and Gates Refinishing a Wood Fence, Removing Mildew, Tightening Loose Fasteners, Correcting Footing Failures, Mending Decayed Posts, Replacing Decayed Posts, Repointing Mortar, Repairing Gates
Acknowledgments
Index
About the author
Jeff Beneke is a building editor and writer and was a home improvement expert for The Spruce and a former editor of Fine Homebuilding Books. He has written more than a dozen home-improvement books, including
How to Build a Fence, and published articles and reviews for a wide range of publications, including
Popular Mechanics. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
Summary
Detailed step-by-step instructions and how-to illustrations guide homeowners in selecting and installing wood, masonry, metal, and living fences to keep animals in or out, provide privacy and security, and add curb appeal.
Foreword
Detailed step-by-step instructions and how-to illustrations guide homeowners in selecting and installing wood, masonry, metal, and living fences to keep animals in or out, provide privacy and security, and add curb appeal.
