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FENCE sa CHAIN LINK FENCE sa ELECTRIC FENCE sa FENCE POST sa GATE sa MODEL & MINIATURE FENCE sa PRIVACY FENCE sa RETAINING WALL sa SNOW FENCE sa WIRE FENCE xx ANIMAL CONTROL Photo shows four styles of garden and privacy fences. Zigzag screen is made of 8 ft. panels that are 6 ft. high. Modular garden fence is built from plywood and lathe strips. Screw hooks and eyes are used to hang sections to dowel posts. Photo shows fence screen with recessed planter boxes. Est. cost (for a unit 24 ft. long and 66" high): $95. Photo shows how to make a low edging fence of rough-sawn cedar. Est. cost: $2 per four-ft. section. Photo shows how to build a fence of 1x8 boards with shelves to support potted plants. How to build four styles of simple fences. Tips on fence hardware you can buy to make fence building easier. Build a louvered sunscreen to shield windows from the sun. Tip: A patio painting that can add color to a fence or patio screen. A 3x4-ft. piece of exterior plywood is painted with a bold graphic. Est. cost: $12. Tip: Keep birds from lighting on top of a fence by adding rows of lightweight plastic fishing line above the fence top. Tip: Make leg supports for a little border picket fence so it can be moved out of the way as necessary. Step-by-step guide to building decorative railings (for porches and outdoor stairways) and fences. Sunburst fence. Slats within each panel of this fence are arranged in a "sunburst" pattern. "Far East" fence and gate are made of rectangular panels of lattice. The ageless picket fence. Mark your territory with a well-built fence that will add years of value to your home. Picket fence. A quick and easy guide to designing and building your own strong, long-lasting and stylish picket fence. Good fences. A look at proper wood fence design and installation practices. Backyard improvements. A trellis and gate combination features latticework. Also shown are five styles of wooden fences including lattice, picket, louvered, board on board, and diagonal board. Pickets and posts. Five design options for wooden fences. Tips on maintaining a wooden fence. Flatter your fence. Easy ways you can highlight that attractive new fence. Post and panel fence. A simple board fence system that you can prebuild indoors, for later installation outdoors. The spirit of the split rail. Overview of the legacy, construction and maintenance of split-rail fences. Down the garden path. Ideas for enchanting gates and fences. Drawings of eight wooden fence designs. A look at a variety of alternatives for fencing sheep. How to use cull trees for fences and building scrap. Tips on using parts of old, iron bed frames as gates, fences, and "fence menders". Suggestions on fencing that will confine hogs. Ideas and techniques for temporary fencing to enclose individual paddocks. How to make a step-up on each side of a fence near a line post so a fence can be crossed without damaging it. How to build a pig pen from discarded pallets. Evaluating fencing systems for livestock. Compares costs per 100 feet and disadvantages. Tips on constructing low-cost animal pens from pallets. How to paint a mural on a fence Easy fencing. Tips on building rail fences. Colonial Williamsburg gates and fences. Dimensions and construction details shown for several styles of wooden picket fences and gates. Fence/storage wall. A 5.5-ft. high fence of horizontal 1x8 boards with modular 3x3-ft. cabinets for storage of garden and outdoor equipment. Portable windscreen panels are made of 1/4" plywood or hardboard. Standards of thin-wall conduit are inserted into sockets in the ground for movability. Board fence repairs that save time and money. How to build a fence. Ten designs and their dimensions included. A look at fencing materials, construction techniques and finishes. Ideas for using scrap lumber. Tips include outdoor screening and fencing. Picket fences. A look at their history and several designs. Shows how to build four of them: (1) scalloped picket, (2) round picket, (3) square picket and (4) scroll picket. A step-by-step guide to building wood fences. Describes building a side-by-side board fence with scalloped top. Includes tips on working with sloped land, constructing a gate and on three alternate fence styles (alternate board fence, picket fence, and overlapped board fence with lattice top). Fence repair. How to repair a sagging gate, replace a fencepost, and straighten, tighten and maintain a fence. Renewing weathered wood. Making decks, fences, and siding look great again. Neighborly fences. An exploration of key elements that make a fence both practical and attractive. Covers boundary fences in front and back yards, privacy fences and security fences. Fencing with bamboo. How to construct simple, but decorative, fences by wiring together horizontal and vertical lengths of bamboo. Building a picket fence. How to cut posts, pickets and rails from pressure-treated lumber. Setting fenceposts detailed, including a trick for making sure they are plumb. Simple, knee-high, single-strand cable fence to protect plants along garden paths. The irresistible appeal of pickets, a charming American classic. Rebuilding an elaborate Federal-period fence. Victorian-style fence is a wooden version of a wrought-iron fence. How color impacts the visibility and hiding-power of a fence. Building a traditional picket fence. Shop-built picket sections are slipped into dadoes cut into the separate fence posts. Good garden fences to build. (1) Picket fence, gate and arbor. (2) Rail fence with stone posts. (3) Wood rail fence. (4) Informal garden bench from hand hewn beam. Two rustic fences use materials gathered from the woodlot. (1) Split-rail fences. (2) Wattle fences. Low border fence. Two rails are set in notched end stakes. Three patterns furnished for ornamental shapes on the stake tops (tulip, butterfly, rabbit). Whimsical walls. Advice on incorporating ornaments in and on a garden wall or fence. Includes instructions for making a mosaic panel to hang on a wall. Broken pieces of glass or pottery are embedded in a framework of cement. Fences, a look at the reasons for building them and choices of materials. How to build a picket fence. Possibilities for fence finials suggested. How to build a rail fence. Instructions are included for four-stake, patent and binder fences that are wired at the joints for added strength. A frugal fence. How to install inexpensive curtain fencing, a 6-ft. high woven-wire fence that is suspended from a cable. It requires a minimum of posts, is unobtrusive, goes up fast, works well on almost any terrain, is animal-proof, and can enclose large areas. The rail way. How to install an old-fashioned zigzag snake rail fence. Four-rail fence. Redwood fences and privacy screens. Nine styles with storage cabinets built in. Fence with flair. "Welcome" gates feature a circular opening or a semi-circular opening with a trellis top. Combine them with a fence consisting of prefabricated lattice panels set in a decorative wooden frame. Ten tips make fence building easier. "Invisible Fencing". Tips on installing and using an electronic dog collar to keep your pet in his own yard. Fabulous fences. (1) English-garden fence forms an elegant entrance to a formal garden. (2) Horizontal rail fence features long built-in flowerboxes. (3) Lattice-panel fence forms a semiprivate screen and support for climbing plants and vines. (4) Alternate board fence creates an interesting pattern. (5) Overlapping vertical fence boards provide maximum privacy and intriguing shadow lines. A quick and easy way to build classic picket fences. Attractive outdoor horizontal handrail is made of treated posts joined with the easy-to-grip tubular steel rail used on chain link fences. Fancy fences. (1) Redwood lattice-panel fence with archway arbor. (2) Tapered sunburst-pattern picket fence. (3) Privacy panels made from cedar channel siding. (4) Horizontal-slat fence with recessed gateway and arbor. Yard perks. Do-it-yourself accessories for making your yard better looking and better living. Includes benches, planters, arbors, trellis, gazebo, pergola, fences, etc. Fancy fences. (1) Tall privacy fence with vertical louvers. (2) Classic with circular-topped pickets and a graceful curve along the top of each section. (3) Picket with diamond-shaped cutouts and narrow reveals. (4) Solid privacy fence with arbor over the gate. Mending wooden fences. How to inspect the fence, replace a post, protect post tops, etc. Tip on installing a wooden fence so that a section can be removed. Fence finesse. Privacy fence and picket fence design and installation ideas from TV's "Hometime" show. Fine fences. Classic Cape Cod fence is basically a picket style without the familiar pointed top. Other fence designs and features are also illustrated. Selecting and installing varmint fencing to keep rabbits, raccoons, dogs, etc. out of your garden. Electric fences can be installed for larger animals. A guide to fence building. Looks at basics, designs and time-tested techniques. Gives construction details and a selection of designs. How to construct a board fence that looks good from both sides and includes sheltered storage. Tip: How to trench along a fence and line it with chicken wire to keep a pet from digging out. Basic carpentry. Part 9. Fence posts and fences. How to install the posts and construct various styles of wooden fence. Moveable fence. Freestanding planters support a latticework fence. Each planter (16"x15"x15" deep) has a pair of 89" long uprights at the back that support a lattice panel. A larger lattice panel is supported between each pair of planters. Versatile lattice. How to erect a garden framework combining raised beds and panels of lattice of different heights. Includes a technique for framing 4x8-ft. panels of lattice. Layout plan for a 20x60-ft. garden included. Construction of six styles of fences detailed. Styles covered are basket weave, plank and rail, picket, plank and open, board, and fiberglass panel. How to remove, repair, repaint, and re-install a section of picket fence. Tips on building a split rail fence. How to build a "Zig" corral from peeled poles. Materials list and instructions for building a semi-octagonal corral about 48-ft. in diameter furnished. How to build an animal-tight enclosure, the rip-gut fence, from twisted scraps of timber. How to build an old-time, double-post pole fence without nails, nuts, or bolts. Tip: Concrete edging prevents weeds from growing up along fence rows. Excerpts from Roy Underhill's book tells how to build "hurdles" and other styles of fences. Tips on log-and-pin framing. Includes four projects to build (a log rail fence, a hoisting derrick, a swing set and a pole shed). Photos illustrate several differents designs for pickets and picket fences. Wood vs. weather. How to keep wood fences and decks from being damaged by weather. Includes recipe for making your own wood preservative. Five "easy places" that create backyard vacation spots. (1) A prefabricated gazebo. (2) Lattice fences. (3) A multi-level barbecue. (4) A hot tub built into a deck. (5) A deck built on a level lot. Photos and sketches are included for each, but not complete construction details. Designs for Victorian fences and gates. A look at the fences of the 18th & 19th centuries. Part 1. Stone fences, brick fences and iron fences and railings. A look at the fences of the 18th & 19th centuries. Part 2. Wood. Covers selecting a design for both fence and gates. A look at the fences of the 18th & 19th centuries. Part 3. Building a picket fence. Tip: How to preserve an unpainted fence. Home-made gingerbread. How an old nondescript farmhouse was transformed into a Victorian home. Emphasis is on the construction of an ornamental picket fence. Comments about the architectural enhancement of the old farmhouse described in "Home-made gingerbread" (Apr 1980) and a look at the philosophies of restoration. The best way to build a wooden fence. Some specifications for rot-resistant construction. Reviving a fence tradition. Research and construction of a "high-style" wood picket fence based on New England fences of the Georgian and early Federal periods. Details on five fence-and-gate designs that are appropriate for post-Victorian houses. Picket fences that last. Advice on materials, posts, rails, pickets, gates, and paint. Two designs shown. The art of ironwork. Historic uses of railings, fences and gates. Advice on repair and maintenance of both the metal and footings. Gothic fence revival. Construction details of a fence that includes pickets, quatrefoils, a subrail and bottom box. Three articles on fences that cover their history and types, living hedge fences, and how to build a "moon rail" fence from lumber mill waste materials. Tip: Pickets for a low fence are cut from orange crates. Tip: How to keep groundhogs (woodchucks) from tunneling underneath wire fences. How to build fences to keep animals out of a garden. Includes tips on digging and setting posts. Design and build a custom picket fence. Features both hinged and lift-out gates. Build a board-on-board fence (shadow fence) It provides the same privacy as a simple board fence, but has a more interesting three-dimensional look. Critter defence. Using fences and other deterrents to keep raccoon, rabbit, deer, woodchuck, skunk, gopher and bear out of a garden. Weaving with willow. Add rustic charm to your garden with this classic technique. Instructions for a willow wattle crinkle fence. Photos of other uses included. How to paint fences. Looks at wood, iron, galvanized, aluminum, and asbestos-cement fences. Fourteen styles of fences. Fence includes toolshed section for mower and garden tools. How to build and install wooden fences. Post-and-rail, post-and-board, picket, louvered, and privacy screen types shown. Eight easy-to-build fence designs, including 5 high fences and 3 low fences. Two styles of patio fences. One has large cutout "windows" for use in displaying plants. The other creates a grillwork or latticework effect. Tip: Use a sloped top rail on fences to shed water. Nine great ways to fence your yard. Photos and diagrams show how to construct various styles of fences on both level and sloped ground. How to install 18" tall utility fencing to protect garden plants. Clever way to join 4x4 deck railing or fencing is a neater method than nailing. 5 yard structures to improve your landscape. (1) Walkway and overhead trellis. (2) Cedar screen. (3) Lattice fence. (4) Arched trellis. (5) Arched-top gate. Country fences that protect your yard. A look at picket fence design and construction. How to build 4 attractive fences. (1) Picket. (2) Brick post and lattice panels. (3) Lattice border and wide board base. (4) Vertical basket weave. All-American fences. A guide to planning and installing a fence, plus attractive fence designs. Details included for rail fence and gate, lattice-top fence, board and board fence, picket fence, and saw-tooth picket fence. Build this board-and-lattice fence with fanciful moon gate. Consists of three styles of fences: (1) 4-ft. lattice fence with moon gate. (2) 6-ft. board-and-lattice fence. (3) 6-ft. privacy fence made from 1x6 boards. Private domain. Easy-to-build sectional fencing system features 4x4 posts that support lattice panels above a skirt of vertical 1x6 boards. Picket fences. Tips on planning, building and installing a wooden fence. Garden gateway. Build an elegant redwood structure that's really four projects in one (trellis, gate, fence, bench). Fabrication of a wooden picket fence. Design includes square boxed posts and pickets that are shaped using a router and template. Plastic and wood windbreak. Good ideas for your outdoor living room. Removable fence section allows access to a completely fenced-in yard. Labyrinth or maze style fence can convert a corner of your yard into a protected garden area. It also conceals garbage cans, tools, etc. A decorative gate and simple fence can convert a corner of your yard into a protected garden area. Make sections of a picket fence removable for easier lawn mowing, or to get large objects into or out of your yard. Wooden fences. Three articles on designing and installing wood fences. Several styles of screen-type fences illustrated. How to build a redwood fence in sections is shown. How to install a precut post-and-rail fence. How to work with fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels. Tips on using it for patio roof covers, fences, storage buildings or playhouses, etc. Available in both corrugated or flat form. Fanciful, but functional, fences. (1) Brick-post-serpentine. (2) Staggered-box-beam. (3) Two-tiered-louver. (4) Trellis-shaded-slat. (5) Post-and-beam. (6) Board-and-batten. (7) Lattice-top-board. Four fanciful fences you can build. These fences feature unique architectural features including "rooftops", oriental-like overhangs, built-in planter boxes, reed panels, etc. Make it easier to drive a garden tractor or larger vehicle through a rail fence by making one section of rails easily removable. Planter fences and pergolas. (1) Gateway pergola with an oriental theme combined with a privacy fence. (2) Large planter box topped with a pergola. (3) Planter fence where each section has three tiers of planter boxes built in between the 4x6 posts. This sturdy fence could double as a retaining wall. Two novel fences. (1) Woven wood using vertical slats. (2) Plastic sewer pipe fence posts support 2x4 rails. An easy-to-build basket-weave fence. The art of fencing. Careful layout, straight posts, and plenty of styles to choose from. Emphasis is on picket fences. Using rope in fences. Selecting the right fence for your yard. Build a "mortise-post" style fence easily using a chain saw. Facelifts for the old homefront. Decorative fences, gates and porch railings. Photo and sketch show how to build a combination fence and bench. How to build a removable fence to store a house trailer in a back yard in a concealed fashion. Photos show how small portholes can be cut in fences and gates to provide "windows" for a dog. How to build a glass wind screen for a terrace or deck. Photo shows a poolside screen of redwood and tempered glass that preserves a view while protecting the pool area. Super-strong, sag-free, rotproof fence has galvanized pipe supports hidden behind a bolt-together wood frame. Fence is faced with cedar 1x1s. How to build lattice for garden screens, fences, gates, overhead panels, and lath houses. Built from inexpensive bundles of lath. "Window fence" is a fence-like facade built 4-ft. out from the house. Shed roof of tempered glass slopes down from house roof. Sections of lattice fence are removable by removing conduit "pins" which pass through aligned eye screws to hold panels to posts. Tips on using bamboo as a building material for fences, gates, walks, etc. A slot-together assembly technique enables most of this wooden fence to be built indoors. Only the 4x4 posts are set in place ahead of time. Tip on orienting 4"x4" fence posts so that each section of a wooden picket fence can be easily removed. Fencing lessons. Four distinctive designs. (1) Formal picket fence based on Federal-style architecture has 2x2 pickets at two different heights. (2) Cross-rail fence. (3) Redwood-slat fence that resembles a partially open blind. (3) A privacy fence with horizontal lattice panels near the top. Tip on making a section of stockade fence easily removable to form a larger access when needed. Colonial Williamsburg fences. Styles to adopt, adapt, and admire. Good-neighbor fence is a very open design and looks good from both sides. Large fence posts support 2x4 frames fitted with molded plastic lattice panels in the center. Shaping the tops of flat fence pickets by turning them in a lathe. Three wood fences. (1) Cedar slat fence made of rough-sawn 1"x1" lattice. (2) Redwood privacy fence and gate built from 1x6s nailed to a 2x4 frame. (3) Woven lath fence. A broken slat is easily replaced. Wood fence and wood retaining wall maintenance tips. Install a strong, decorative tubular steel security fence which looks like wrought iron. Build a fence for security, one that creates privacy in the yard while keeping out intruders. Designs for three styles furnished. (1) Stockade board-on-board security fence 7-ft tall with cap rail and square capitals on the top of posts. (2) Post-and-rail security fence with gate that has Craftsman style design elements. (3) Dog-eared board-on-board security fence. Includes advice on building and hanging a gate. | |||||||||
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