Although adorned with a “pretty face,” the stone will continue doing its job as a fence post, as it’s done for 120 years. The sculpture faces west to catch the afternoon and evening sun ...

I maintain that fence posts should be set in crushed stone, not concrete. The stone will provide good drainage and allow the posts to give ever so slightly in high wind situations. If the fence ...

Robbie Cochran carries a black locust tree split rail to be added to the "snake rail fence" that he is building in front the the Old Stone House. Photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post ...

and it will tend to float on the crushed stone, and avoid tilting or skewing. 2) Never put wood posts in concrete; it will guarantee decay within 10 years. Instead, put the posts in the earth ...

So, while gravel may not be suitable for your garden, they are excellent at preventing fence posts from rusting. Read the ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -Starting Friday, Oct. 18, the Historic Stone Fence Workshop team began building a stone fence on the Mission Valley Ranch. Under the Native Stone Scenic Byway, the workshop ...