Northern White Cedar Split Rail Fence

Why is cedar the best.

Northern white cedar split rail fence.

Untreated white cedar possesses a high natural durability even in ground contact conditions. Having natural preservatives cedar is one of the most decay rot resistant and insect tolerant woods available. Cedar can be naturally air dried to a 14 16 moisture level. This 2 rail northern white cedar fence consists of nominal 3 inch horizontal rails and 5 inch posts.

What are the best pickets to use. Your fence will weather to a natural beautiful silver gray color. Of course white cedar also readily accepts stain if you wish to compliment your landscape and buildings. Valley custom fence primarily uses northern white cedar thuja occidentalis.

5 in x 4 in w x 5 1 3 ft h western red cedar wood fence line post. Also available with 3 or 4 rails. Cedar is more difficult to come by as the vast majority comes from the northwest and western canada. This fence has a rolling arch pattern with 1 5 white cedar pickets with dog ear tops.

You get the most natural look available and the naturally occurring resistance of cedar to termites and the elements. Cedar split rail fence is a classic choice for your property. Item 167860 model 00464000110. Our normal stock is 8 lengths we drill the holes 6 on center and tenon the end of the rails and spindles.

Cracks will not penetrate the heartwood. The properties of cedar make it a wonderful environmentally safe product not only for the handlers but for generations to come. Post and rail fence is all custom and we stock the material to make the fence. The best and longest lasting fences are build with northern white cedar.

Either the rustic round rail or the molded dowel 2 x3 rail. Yes use cedar backer rails. Northern white cedar naturally resists rotting and insects resulting in a durable long lasting fence system. Here in northern ontario cedar split rail fencing is common our weather up here is harsh cold and snow covered all winter most of the fencing here is about 100 years old.

The result is the familiar check which is technically neither a split nor a crack. The rails are rustic logs split and debarked from a white cedar tree. We are offering western cedar split rail in 2 and 3 rail options. The spindles can be any length and are measured from end to end with normally a 1 tenon end.