:wall: My elderly neighbor purchased vinyl fencing from a fencing contractor who delivered the pieces into piles in her back yard and then said he couldn't do the installation. She has contacted 4 other recommended contractors, and the estimates have run from $1000 to $4000 for the installation, but even after agreeing to a price, the installers haven't shown. I'm a pretty handy guy, so I offered to put up the 42' x 42' fence for her. Fencing is precut slats with slots in fence posts to install horizontal members. All slots in posts are at the same heights. Problem #1: The yard has a slope from the house out to the 42' corner post - yard drops approximately 20" in the 42' - how do I accommodate for the slope? I had already installed the first 3 posts into concrete before the problem became obvious. The top of the fence is perfectly level, however, the bottom goes from touching the ground to a foot off the ground in the 18' run. Problem #2: How do I keep from volunteering to help out again? Thanks for any help you can offer. Jan

I plan to stain my unfinished white cedar fence (which was installed 2 months ago and has no signs of gray yet) this weekend with Ready Seal light brown. There is no mildew to speak of, but I would like to give it a rinse down to clean off any dirt that may have collected from rain storms and what not. Ready Seal recommends surface prep with 1 part bleach, 4 parts water. I have read posts who are for & against using regular liquid bleach as a cleaning agent, which I believe is more for mildew cleaning (which I don't have). I picked up a bottle of liquid TSP, which says is for dirt/grime cleaning. It says if mildew is a problem, add bleach to the solution. I'm worried about any color changing effects the bleach or TSP will have on the unfinished wood before I stain. What should I use (bleach, TSP, both, just water!?!) to prep the unfinished wood surface for staining?