DEAR TIM: I’ve got a 5-foot 6-inch tall wood privacy fence with very little gap between the vertical wood pieces. When I built the fence I used four-by-four posts in between the wood panels.

The 30-inch version is recommended for 6-foot posts. Whichever method ... so you'll want to check out the wood fence maintenance tips for keeping it pristine year-round.

DEAR TIM: I’ve got a 5-foot-6-inch tall wood privacy fence with very little gap between the vertical wood pieces. When I built the fence I used 4-by-4 posts in between the wood panels.

I plan to build a privacy wood ... a 6-foot-tall fence, then I’d sink the fence posts into the ground no less than 30 inches. The fence posts themselves should be at least 4-by-4-inch timbers.

Q. What is the preferred method to set fence posts? My 5-foot-tall solid-picket privacy fence has had some issues over the past 10 years. The latest problem is posts set in concrete that have snapped.

Excavate 12 inches, and add 6 inches ... ¾-inch rebars, the slab will last for decades, and it will tend to float on the crushed stone, and avoid tilting or skewing. 2) Never put wood posts ...