Wooden fences not only provide privacy and security, but also enhance the beauty of the place where they are installed. Many people come with the complaint that wooden fence posts are often decomposed quickly.
If there is a problem, there is a solution too!
They need nothing but small amount of maintenance in order to protect them from the worst effects of varying weather conditions like sun, rain, moisture, from soil, and others.
- One of the effective ways to protect your wooden post is to soak the lower most part of the posts with rot-resistant coatings like creosote, prior installation.
- Installation of post caps on the top of the fence posts help to protect them from water. Such caps are designed with materials like copper, tin, and other metals.
- Another thing to keep in mind, keep the space between fences clean from fallen leaves, snow, debris that can trap moisture and will make the wood weak.
At the end, if not installed with proper care, a wooden fence can distort and bend with the passage of time, losing its shape and becoming ugly and weak.