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Straight answers on permits, pricing, materials, and care. Written by the team that builds fences here every day.

New pressure-treated pine privacy fence with a green tint, built by Bryant Fence

Why Is My Fence Green?

So what’s the answer? Why is your wood fence green? The short answer is to protect your investment. However, the most important answer for some is this: the green will go away!

History of Wood Fence Lumber in the South | Bryant Fence

History of Wood Fence Lumber in the South

History of Wood Fence and Deck Lumber in the South In the 1950s to late 1960s, the most popular and durable outside lumber in the south was redwood or western red cedar. This lumber came from west coast old-growth forests. Large trees with high naturally occurring...

Carpenter Bees in your backyard | Bryant Fence

Carpenter Bees in Tennessee: Protect Your Wood Fence

Spring is here, and so are the dreaded carpenter bees bombarding your head! Carpenter bees in Tennessee show up every spring and drill into wood fences, decks, eaves and trim. How do you get rid of them? Here are the answers you are looking for. What are carpenter...

White vinyl crossbuck fence beside a pool – Bryant Fence, Knoxville TN

3 Problems with Swimming Pool Fences

Are you considering a pool install this summer? You will need a fence to go along with your new pool, and here are 3 common problems with swimming pool fences. 1. Wrong height for pool fence Following your county's pool code is important. Most codes in our area...

Can I fence on a sloped terrain? | Bryant Fence

Can I Build a Fence on a Slope? Stepped vs. Racked

The rolling hills of East Tennessee can be beautiful and burdensome when you are building a fence. Your backyard is likely graded so that it slopes away from the house. If you are considering a fence, you may be wondering exactly how a fence can be installed along...

3 Options for your Old Fence that needs to be torn down | Bryant Fence

3 Options for Your Old Fence: Throw Away, Sell or Recycle

What to Do With an Old Fence So you are installing a new fence for your home, but you need to take down the rotting fence first. What are you going to do with it? Here are some options for your older fence that will make way for your new fence installation! 1. Throw...

Top 5 Hidden Costs for Fence Installation | Bryant Fence

Top 5 Hidden Costs for Fence Installation

Do you watch those HGTV shows where they buy a home and renovate for a family, only to always find overwhelming hidden costs?! We are always shocked that the homeowners weren't warned to save a little money for some of those possible hidden costs that come along with...

Best Wood Fence for Dogs

The best wood fence for dogs is one that fits your dog and leaves no gaps. People look at the top of a fence for a nice consistent look. Dogs, however, will run along the inside of the fence checking for gaps at the bottom. The fencing here is using treated lumber for...

Vinyl Fence Installation Process

Vinyl Fence Foundation Your fence foundation is crucial! Everything else is built on the fence foundation. So whether you choose the newer method of driving steel reinforcement posts deep into the ground or the traditional method of digging the hole and setting the...

Gray vinyl privacy gate

Top 5 Problems with Vinyl Gates

Here are the TOP 5 Problems with Vinyl Gates and how to correct them.  Vinyl gates leaning, sagging, won’t open or close? Vinyl gate falling off the hinges? Check out our solutions! 1. No Gate Frame This is an easy one to correct. Bryant Fence vinyl gates are...

Is Vinyl Fencing Right for You | Bryant Fence

Is Vinyl Fencing Right for You?

Vinyl fencing got a bad rap from low-cost box store products that only last a couple of years. What has changed in vinyl fencing? Everything! Vinyl not only comes in colors, we can now fabricate the vinyl extrusions to create an unlimited number of fence styles. Is...