Cedar Vs Pressure Treated Fence Rails

Two of the most commonly used fencing materials include pressure treated pine wood and cedar wood.

Cedar vs pressure treated fence rails.

Western red cedar is a light weight wood which causes less stress on the posts and framework resulting in a longer lasting fence. Homeowners who want an attractive long lasting structure often choose cedar boards with pt posts for this project. Cedar split rail cedar can last at least 15 years and often as long as 30 years. It can be anywhere from 50 to 80 years old.

At 10 years a fence using cedar boards will have a much nicer appearance compared to a pressure treated pine board fence. 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. 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.

Cedar rails are more expensive than treated rails. Note that if the cedar fence use treated pine for the posts with cedar rails the life will be shorter. Cedar rails are more corrosive to steel fasteners than mcq treated lumber. Our cedar usually comes from british columbia washington state and oregon state.

Cedar will rot treated does not. Pressure treated pt pine boards can warp and shrink as quickly as one month after installation. Compared to that treated pine will last between 9 and 25 years depending on the chemical treatment used. Pressure treated fence posts for fence posts pressure treated wood usually holds up better than cedar.