It’s the first thing people see,” said Raili Clasen, founder of Raili CA Design in Newport Beach, Calif. Concerns such as ...

The solution was to install a modest fence that would help contain my home while also giving it curb appeal. A split-rail seemed a good choice.

It’s the perfect handyman project for the man or woman. who’s not that, well, all that handy. Building a cedar split-rail fence, I discovered, is pretty forgiving and you certainly don’t ...

A fence has become more than a way to mark property — delineate — as a five-dollar word goes. “I put that fence up to ...

A section of split-rail fence was missing and fence end posts were damaged at Sunrise Park on Sunrise Avenue, a police report said. A witness reported seeing a 1990 Toyota four-door car with two oc… ...

These split-rail fences were causing Timber Ridge residents some difficulty with seeing traffic when they tried to pull out of their addition.

Split-rail fence a lesson in Scouting leadership Paul Scott, left, Chad Combs and Mack Pierson, right, dig holes for the cedar beams that will support the 510-foot fence in Caspers Wilderness Park.

Envelope design shows portrait of Lincoln, "Honest Abe Lincoln and his Flat Boat, " and split rail fence around top and left in black on yellow envelope. Addressed, stamped and canceled envelope.

It isn't that hard to keep your fence in great shape. Most fence repairs are DIY-able, although you may have to do some digging.

Split rail fences were common in the mid-west and areas to the east where trees were plentiful. Wood, like cedar or cypress, didn’t rot down as fast as other types and were often the wood of choice.

Staff at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary were left to pick up the pieces this week after someone destroyed a split-rail fence designed to protect a sensitive ecosystem on Christmas Hill.