We built our fence from nominal 1-in. (3/4 in. thick) clear cedar stock, and used 2 x 8 cedar for the post caps. If you choose a less rot-resist-ant wood, be sure to treat it with a preservative ...

Dear James: I think a picket fence would look good across my front and side yard. I have some saws and tools. Is this a project that the average DIYer can ...

On a wooden fence, for instance, you might see the exposed rails while your neighbor has the picket view. Modern neighbor-friendly fences give all neighbors an aesthetic option by using a design ...

Yet you don’t have to be an artist, or even particularly handy, to learn how to build a bamboo fence and construct this basic picket design derived from Japanese tea garden fences.

How Did the White Picket Fence Become a Symbol of the ... But not everyone loved fences. In 1841 landscape design pioneer Andrew Jackson Downing denounced them as “an abomination among the ...