Repairing Hard Stuff: Ornamental Iron Work From: The Washington Post | Date: April 16, 1998| Author: Lee Fleming | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Summertime is when space in the garden and lawn is most likely to be used as an outdoor room. There are picnics, reunions, parties and recreation ranging from lawn tennis and croquet to tetherball and putting greens.

So if a springtime inspection reveals sagging garden gates or loose fence railings, repairs are in order. Nowadays, the tendency to decorate outdoor spaces also means people are placing wrought-iron furniture, arbors, statues, lampposts and other features around thei...