Wood fence maintenance is something you should learn how to do your self, and doing it right will help ensure your fence looks new for very many years. If you have wood furniture in your home, then you know that you have to dust it and polish it several times or once a week. And the biggest periodic job is giving it a good cleaning and then staining it again. If you do not like doing any work on these things, then a pre-stained wooden fence is the way to go, so this is up to you.

Regularly Check for Damage

The best route here with your fence is to catch problems early before they get too big and costly, so just inspect it maybe once a month and it only takes a few minutes. Whatever you do, try and be organized about it, but this is at your discretion. You just never know when something will happen, and then you may be able to learn something. A picket fence will take a little more time because you have more parts to it, the pickets. Look into termite sticks because what they will do is go for the posts, first, and this means you have to look closely for damage.

Beware of Molds

As you may know, mold can appear just about anywhere and this happens to wood fences, but the most likely spots are close to the ground where the fence post enters the post hole. As far as guarantees are concerned, just be sure your wood fence is stained very well, and then keep on top of it. You will be able to tell if the stain is even or not, and you want to fix any areas where the stain is not as thickly applied as other places. And this is another case where frequent visual inspections are helpful since you may be able to spot the mold right away or at least soon enough to save the wood.

Your wood fence posts are obviously in the ground, and if you live in an area that are known for termites it is something to keep in mind and look for in inspections.

It is easy to find pesticides that are made for termites, and your fence contractor can be of assistance in this matter, as well. This is a condition that is experienced by many wood fence owners, so do not think that it is only happening to you. This is something that you can talk to the contractor about, and then you can get expert help with other source. Going online to read-up with maintaining your wood fence the best you can, then you will be sure to walk away with expert knowledge. Be persistent until you are at a knowledge base level in which you are feeling good about your self. So much more for you to discover along the same lines, so be active about it.