| Cedar fencing is a very popular choice of | | | | resistant to warping, insect damage, and rot. |
| wood for fencing and may very well be the | | | | Cedar fence posts should not be set in |
| best wood for all fencing jobs. Cedar fencing | | | | concrete, but directly into the ground to |
| has become even more popular as they are | | | | improve drainage. Cedar fencing is an |
| naturally termite resistant and they do not | | | | excellent choice for either residential or |
| decay from weather and wind. This quality of | | | | commercial installations. |
| theirs has made cedar fencing one of the most | | | | |
| viable options for outdoor fencing. Cedar | | | | Western Red Cedar is the top choice for fence |
| fencing is a naturally beautiful choice for | | | | boards in many regions of the country and |
| privacy and security. Being a product of | | | | especially in the wet climates of the |
| nature, cedar has variations of texture, | | | | Northwest where the Western Red Cedar is |
| color, and grain that add to its beauty and | | | | abundantly grown. Western Red Cedar is |
| naturally rugged appearance. Cedar fencing | | | | uniquely different from other cedars in that |
| should be your first choice when you consider | | | | it grows in the forests of the western slopes |
| its appearance, longevity, its unbeatable | | | | of the Cascades where the temperate wet |
| quality and having natural oils that increase | | | | climate permits the western red to grow tall |
| its durability and its resistance to the | | | | and stout for a beautiful appearance with |
| weather. With its beauty, grain patterns, and | | | | natural decay resistant qualities not found |
| different textures that are available, an | | | | in the shorter wind blown cedars growing in |
| unbeatable choice is cedar fencing. | | | | more arid climates. Western red cedar comes |
| | | | in some different grades. You can get a |
| Cedar fencing is some of the best available | | | | knotty variety or something more clear, and |
| out there. Sometimes cedar fencing will be | | | | you can also choose the kind of surface you |
| labeled just that simply, while at other | | | | want, either rough or smooth. |
| times you may have to look for the fencing | | | | |
| materials that are actually marked as Western | | | | Cedar fencing is perhaps the best "fitting" |
| Red Cedar. | | | | fence in America. It typifies the generous |
| | | | foliage we all enjoy in this area and blends |
| Northern White cedar is easily molded and | | | | nicely. Cedar fencing is one of the most |
| shaped, enabling it to be transformed into | | | | commonly-used fencing materials today. This |
| one-of-a-kind designs. Northern White cedar | | | | is because cedar wood has many attributes |
| is arguably even stronger and more enduring | | | | that make it an ideal material for decking |
| than its counterpart. Northern White Cedar , | | | | and fencing. Of coarse other woods can be |
| the most popular choice for wood fence here | | | | used in place of Cedar when building a fence |
| in the Northeast , comes mostly from Canada. | | | | or deck and you can also save money at the |
| The wood is dimensionally stable, naturally | | | | same time by doing so but the final product |
| resistant to rotting and insect damage, and | | | | should be the decision maker. Nothing looks |
| will readily accept solid or transparent | | | | better than a brand new Cedar Fence. |
| stains. | | | | |
| | | | As always just be sure to do your homework |
| Cedar fencing is virtually maintenance free. | | | | when trying to find the best contractor for |
| The fence can be left to weather naturally to | | | | the job. The lowest price is not always the |
| a silver gray or be stained or painted at any | | | | best way to go and if you choose to make your |
| time. Cedar fencing is a bit more expensive | | | | final decision on just that fact, be prepared |
| than pine, but the wood is naturally | | | | to be disappointed most of the time. |