Cedar Vs Pressure Treated Fence Rails

Cedar rails are more corrosive to steel fasteners than mcq treated lumber.

Cedar vs pressure treated fence rails.

At 10 years a fence using cedar boards will have a much nicer appearance compared to a pressure treated pine board fence. Western red cedar is a light weight wood which causes less stress on the posts and framework resulting in a longer lasting fence. You can place this product into concrete for greater durability. Western red cedar does not warp shrink or split.

Pressure treated pt pine boards can warp and shrink as quickly as one month after installation. 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. Compared to that treated pine will last between 9 and 25 years depending on the chemical treatment used.

A fence using cedar will have a nicer look after 10 years than a fence that used pressure treated pine. Our cedar usually comes from british columbia washington state and oregon state. Homeowners who want an attractive long lasting structure often choose cedar boards with pt posts for this project. Pressure treated fence posts for fence posts pressure treated wood usually holds up better than cedar.

Note that if the cedar fence use treated pine for the posts with cedar rails the life will be shorter. Cedar will rot treated does not. 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 split rail cedar can last at least 15 years and often as long as 30 years.