Learn how to add a gate to an existing fence with this step-by-step DIY guide. This tutorial covers everything from choosing the right materials to installation, ensuring a sturdy and functional gate.

Whether you're building a gate for a wooden privacy fence or building a swinging gate for livestock fencing, there are some basic, but important, things to remember when you're designing and ...

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 ...

While a fence is generally the focus for keeping pets contained in your yard, providing a little more privacy from prying eyes, and increasing home security, you still need a way in and out of your ...

If you plan to build a 6-foot-tall fence, then I’d sink the fence posts into the ground no less than 30 inches. The fence posts themselves should be at least 4-by-4-inch timbers. It might be a ...

Whether you’re building a fence to impress or keeping it simple, wood is usually the best material to use. It’s readily available for purchase, is easier to work with than other materials and ...

How to prevent wooden fence post rot. By Bill Burnett And Kevin Burnett April 23, 2013. Q: I have an older wood fence with rotten posts. ... which I think was due to a gate post attached to the wall.

Upgrading to a wooden gate can offer privacy, security, and freshen up your outdoor space. A lot of gate and fence choices revolve around aesthetics, but it's important to give extra consideration ...