Horizontal Pressure Treated Wood Fence

All other things being equal a cedar fence runs 25 per square foot ipe is 32 per square foot and pressure treated wood is about 22 lazar tells her clients.

Horizontal pressure treated wood fence.

The key to a great horizontal pressure treated pine fence is never to use less then a two inch profile. At these prices a fence built of pressure treated wood covering three sides of a 20 by 30 foot yard would run about. That is for a yard that is graded and cleared she added. 6 ft h x 8 ft w pressure treated southern yellow pine dog ear fence panel.

Unlike other types of horizontal wood fences pressure treated pine will require annual maintenance and resealing every two years. Fences like other exterior wood structures are exposed to numerous factors that cause wood to warp crack and decay. Ecolife possesses wood polymers and stabilizers that control the rate of water absorption for 1 2 years. Here s a newer version of pressure treated wood that has been damaged by wood rot.

Alternatives to pressure treated lumber for a fence. A horizontal fence built with the fencetrac system of metal posts and frames will outlast a traditional wood fence many times. Item 169166 model 11353. When a traditional vertical wood fence weakens the rot starts at the base of each fence post where the post meets the ground.