DIY or Professional Fence Installation: Will you really save money building your own fence?
When you’re trying to decide whether you should get your fence professionally installed or if you should do it yourself, you might be thinking about the magical personal touch you could bring to your yard with a DIY project.
4 Big Considerations for Small Dog Fences
Often, what smaller breeds lack in size, they make up for in mischief. When it comes to jumping a high fence, small dogs find that being vertically challenged gets in the way, but their little bodies give them other advantages when it comes to getting loose. Do you already have a fence that isn’t doing […]
Checklist: What DIY fence materials do you need?
Aside from measuring your yard, one of the most important steps you must take to prepare for this project is acquiring your materials. There are a variety of ways to get the necessary ingredients for a DIY fence, from scavenging your own garage to bugging a neighbor to contacting a local supplier.
How to Measure Your Yard for a Fence
There are several steps you must take in a fence installation project before you can actually start installing your fence. During the planning stages of your project, you should confirm your property lines and then proceed to measure accordingly. Marking and measuring your yard is crucial prior to installation, but it’s also a good idea […]
Buying a Fence Online: What to Consider First
Shopping online has become popular because it’s so easy, and nowadays, there’s almost nothing you can’t order from a website! You can even start acquiring materials for your fence project without leaving your home. However, when buying a fence online, there are a few factors you need to take into account—including whether or not ordering […]
Low-Maintenance Fences: How to Build the Great Fence of DIY
Next to that beautiful aluminum fence is the Great Wall of China. Emperors worked on this wall (not personally, of course. What good is being emperor if you can’t order people to do your work for you?) for more than a thousand years, adding to it and maintaining it so well that it kept the empire safe from enemies like the Huns and the Mongols. Chinese engineers incorporated sticky rice into the mortar, which made it so impenetrable that weeds can’t even grow in some sections, even hundreds of years after the last construction was completed.