Dear James: I live in a house on a sloping lot and want to add a privacy fence around the backyard. How should I construct it so it looks good down the sloping side? — Diane K. Dear Diane: You have ...

A carefully constructed, Z-framed gate is the crowning touch for your wood fence. If you have a fence, you need a gate. Learn how to build a wood gate with a z-frame that will keep on swinging year ...

A privacy fence can serve many purposes. It can tie the aesthetic of your yard together, bringing consistency and shape to an amorphous space. It can also prevent kids and pets from straying out of ...

I heard a news report just last week that, because of urban land prices, big ol’ Texas has the smallest city lots (for new constructions) of any state in the country. I don’t know how that figures in ...