Dear James: I think a picket fence would look good across my front and side yard. I have some saws and tools. Is this a project that the average DIYer can handle? — Jesse T. Dear Jesse: If you have ...

Every four or five years, Donald J. Schreiner, brush in hand, does his best Tom Sawyer impression. That's how often he needs to paint the picket fence at his Buffalo home. "It takes forever. I start ...