I have a 17-year old fence that is look a little worse
for wear. I'm hoping some simple repairs/maintenance
will give it a few more years of life since most of the
lumber is in very sound condition. In particular, all
of the posts appear to be rock solid. Some pics he

http://www.malch.com/DSC_5189.jpg
http://www.malch.com/DSC_5190.jpg
http://www.malch.com/DSC_5191.jpg
http://www.malch.com/DSC_5192.jpg

This fence in a shared responsibility and hence I
won't be doing anything until I've spoken to the
guy who lives on the other side. Fortunately, the
relationship is cordial.

Quite a few of the vertical slats need re-positioning
and re-fastening. I'm concerned that a lot of nail
hammering will only shake more slats loose. Therefore,
I'm thinking about using screws. This will given me
a chance to test a recently acquired and seriously
heavy-duty Bosch drill/driver!

Is this wise? What type of screws should I use and
where should I insert them? Should I screw the overlapping
slats to each other? Or screw them to the horizontal
retaining strip along the bottom of the fence? Some
completely different approach?

I've not really tackled anything quite like this so
any advice or comments, general or specific, would
be most welcome.

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