5 Tips to Keep Your Wooden Fence Looking Great

Have you been searching for wooden fence maintenance services? When you see your wood fence is rotting, warping, sagging, needs a few new planks or simply needs freshening up, you may not understand if you need fence treatment or something like fence staining. However, we take the guesswork out of the equation for you and give you the look you want for your wood fence with these five basic tips. The end result is a fence that looks beautiful and continues to endure for years to come.

1. Choose the Right Chemicals Fence treatment and fence staining are annual repairs for some wooden fence owners, and the process can involve choosing from several options. The way to make the best choice is to choose the same products that have been used in the past. Unfortunately, sometimes using two different types of chemicals on a wood fence can have interactions that result in a patchy appearance.
2. Prevent Post Rot.When you replace a wood post, use a wood preservative that contains a chemical called copper napthanate on the bottom of the post. This will keep it from rotting.
3. Clean up Untreated wood – If you prefer no staining or painting with your wood fence but want to make it look nicer, use a high-pressure water system. The process will take a significant amount of time, and the high-pressure water may cause rotted wood to break apart.
4. Tighten Posts with Caulk – When you put in a new post, put an exterior acrylic latex caulk that will stick to concrete between the post and the concrete. This addresses the gap and subsequent sagging that forms due to the freeze/thaw cycle.
5. Use Protective Equipment – Repairing a fence often means using chemicals, and you will need to wear protective clothing. For example, when working with copper naphthenate, wear goggles, a breathing mask and gloves.

Protect Your Wooden Fence.

In the end, if you are not comfortable making a decision on which types of products, techniques or tools to use to prevent rot or beautify your wood fence, leave the decision to the pros. When you hire experienced professionals, they can educate you on what products best suit the results you want, and have the wooden fence maintenance techniques for post repair, installation and replacement that ensure you do not have to replace the entire fence prematurely.

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