Cedar Vs Pressure Treated Fence Rails

As you receive your estimates many of our competitors will tell you that the pressure treated rails we use on our signature series fences are bad.

Cedar vs pressure treated fence rails.

Pressure treated pt pine boards can warp and shrink as quickly as one month after installation. Note that if the cedar fence use treated pine for the posts with cedar rails the life will be shorter. Compared to that treated pine will last between 9 and 25 years depending on the chemical treatment used. You can place this product into concrete for greater durability.

Homeowners who want an attractive long lasting structure often choose cedar boards with pt posts for this project. Our cedar usually comes from british columbia washington state and oregon state. It can be anywhere from 50 to 80 years old. Particularly common are the use of these materials in split rail fences and picket fences.

Western red cedar does not warp shrink or split. Two of the most commonly used fencing materials include pressure treated pine wood and cedar wood. Cedar split rail cedar can last at least 15 years and often as long as 30 years. Western red cedar is a light weight wood which causes less stress on the posts and framework resulting in a longer lasting fence.

A fence using cedar will have a nicer look after 10 years than a fence that used pressure treated pine. Pine wood fence usually costs somewhere between 9 24 per linear foot whereas cedar wood fence costs more in comparison at 20 35 per linear foot. Pressure treated fence posts for fence posts pressure treated wood usually holds up better than cedar. Cedar will rot treated does not.