Fences for Home and Garden: A Complete Guide to Selecting and Installing Wood, Masonry, Metal, and Living Fences [Paperback]

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.

Jeff Benekeis 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, includingHow to Build a Fence, and published articles and reviews for a wide range of publications, includingPopular Mechanics. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.   

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 ly