Section

Ground & Levels

Soil, slopes, water and everything that happens below the surface before a post goes in.

• The Waterlogged Boundary22 April 2026Water that stands along a fence line every winter is not a fencing problem, and no amount of better fencing will fix it.
• Setting a Fence Line on a Slope8 April 2026Two ways to take a fence down a hill, and the choice is made for you by whether the slope is even.
• Reading the Ground Before You Dig25 March 2026Twenty minutes with a spade before the first post hole will tell you more about how the fence should be built than any amount of measuring.