The season is unquestionably beginning to change. Can you feel the fall air beginning to move in? Breathe in the cooler weather and prepare for all things pumpkin, apple, and home maintenance – wait, what was the last one? You read it right. It’s time to start thinking about preparing your home for the colder months ahead. Your Norfolk wooden fence needs just as much attention as the rest of your home to get you ready for autumn and winter to follow. Regularly performing maintenance on your wooden fence will help elongate the life of the fence and keep it looking like new.
5 Fall Maintenance Tips for Your Wood Fence
- Remove debris – You’re probably going to have to do this a few times in the course of the fall season. Leaves and debris will pile up near the bottom of your fence. It’s important to make sure that these aren’t allowed to stay there, as they can cause rot and mildew to cause problems for your wooden fence.
- Stain your fence – Fall is an ideal time to stain your fence. The weather is cool enough to make the project fairly easy. A stain with water repellent will also help you to avoid potential damage caused by snow and ice in the winter months. Find a stain that you really like so that you’re fence is aesthetically pleasing all through autumn and winter!
- Inspect your fence – Damage can occur during the summer. Check for possible termite damage, weather damage, or rot. If your fence is beginning to split or warp, it may be time to call in your local fencing professionals. You may need to have your fence repaired or even replaced. The sooner you know what’s wrong, the more damage you can avoid!
- Remove tree limbs – Hanging tree limbs present dangers for anything underneath them: including fences and homes. If you have hanging tree limbs anywhere on your property, now is the time to get rid of them. Snow and ice accumulation can make tree limbs heavy and cause them to fall. Fallen tree limbs mean calls to local repair shops!
- Clean the fence – Before you stain your fence, you should clean it. Scrub the fence down with soap and a mild cleaner to get mildew and dirt off. Make sure that you also get the soap off of your fence after you’ve washed it. Some chemicals can do more harm than good.
Professional Wood Fence Installation and Repair
Inspections sometimes lead to repairs. If your Norfolk wood fence needs to be repaired, make sure that you call in the professionals to take care of the job. Contact Hercules Fence of Virginia Beach at (757) 321-6700, drop in, or contact us on our website to learn more about your fencing and restoration options!
Source: Rick’s
