APPLYING WOOD PRESERVE TO FENCES AND SHEDS

Shed needs wood preserve

A couple of coats of wood preserve will not only help protect your fence and shed from any inclement weather, it will also more than likely improve them visually as well. Wood preserve is available in a wide range of colours and is relatively inexpensive to purchase, DIY stores such as Wickes sell 5 Litres of wood preserve for less than £10. To apply the wood preserve to your fence or shed, you have a choice of two methods. The first is to a use pressurised tank with a spray gun or wand, there are quite a few on the market and are easy to use providing you follow the … [Read more...]

FENCE POSTS

The two most common types of fence post are made from concrete or wood, both are usually around 100mm / 4" square and come in various lengths. Concrete posts are very strong and resistant to inclement weather, but they also tend to be a little more expensive than wood posts and depending on their length can be very heavy and you will probably require help when manoeuvring them into position (see concrete fence posts). They can be painted with masonry paint rather than just having the plain concrete finish. Wooden posts should always be pretreated with a good quality wood preserve, … [Read more...]