If you are planning on installing wood fence, make sure to get a rot board installed. If you are wondering what a rot board is, then it is a 2*6 wood piece that is placed on the bottom of fencing. The purpose for which it is used is to prevent wood pickets from getting rot. The advantages of it are:

• Since pickets are installed over the board, it will automatically heighten the fence by almost six inches. Though the figure sounds small, but it gives a substantial amount of height for better protection from burglars and intruders.

• During rainy season, backyard gets filled with standing water. Massive raining not only makes your backyard an inaccessible place but also damages the grass and can cause rotting of wooden pickets. But since rot board makes your fence sit six inches off the ground level, chances of wood getting damaged are minimized.

• After years, when fencing has become old due to weather conditions, instead of having to replace all the pickets the homeowner is only left with the responsibility of replacing the rot board. Instead of having to replace the entire fencing, you will only be required to buy a 2*6 board and perform reinstallation.