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Best option for fence boards?
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:11 pm
Are stores like Lowe's or Home Depot my best bet for fencing materials? Or should I find something local instead? I'm going to end up sourcing my own materials for a job and then paying someone labor to install it. Anyone have experience with this? TIA.
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:21 pm to dualed
Normally can get a little better price at a fence supplier. In Shreveport we have Central Fence. Benefit of a place like that as well is you take your plan up there with the measurements and they'll put the material order together for you down to the screws/nuts and bolts.
But there is very little margins in fence materials (fencing in general really), so it wouldn't be a big discount. If you don't have a fence supplier in town, you could go to the Home Depot/Lowes or local lumber yards contractor desk and ask about a contractor discount. They normally will help you out a little bit on price if it's a big enough purchase.
But there is very little margins in fence materials (fencing in general really), so it wouldn't be a big discount. If you don't have a fence supplier in town, you could go to the Home Depot/Lowes or local lumber yards contractor desk and ask about a contractor discount. They normally will help you out a little bit on price if it's a big enough purchase.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 5:09 pm to dualed
My only advice is to think about finishing the top of the fence in a way to help keep the top of the boards from going all "catawhompassed" as a friend of mine would say.
If you use treated fence boards they tend to twist and bow a bit at the tops as they dry out over time and the top of the fence can start looking pretty ragged.
One way to do this is to take a 2 x 4 and put it on the flat against the top of the fence and secure the boards to it and then use another 2 x 4 to cap it off and that stiffens the top of the fence keeping the boards straight.
Wherever you get your boards from, see if you can pick through the material to get the best boards for your job, and even then you're not guaranteed they will remain true once they dry out------especially treated boards.
If you use treated fence boards they tend to twist and bow a bit at the tops as they dry out over time and the top of the fence can start looking pretty ragged.
One way to do this is to take a 2 x 4 and put it on the flat against the top of the fence and secure the boards to it and then use another 2 x 4 to cap it off and that stiffens the top of the fence keeping the boards straight.
Wherever you get your boards from, see if you can pick through the material to get the best boards for your job, and even then you're not guaranteed they will remain true once they dry out------especially treated boards.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:02 pm to dualed
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Best option for fence boards
Cedar, and Western cedar at that, #1's if you can
Posted on 2/29/24 at 8:28 pm to gumbo2176
I say "catawampus" meaning severely (leaning & twisted) out of line... can apply to people as well as fences.
A big commercial fence company will usually be happy to sell you what you want even a small order and will know what it is they offer and explain it to you. In Baton Rouge Scott Fencing is such a place.
Cedar is much prettier than treated pine when new. Five years old there is not much difference especially if a shrub or two are in front.
Top boards 2x6 look great, but I've had two warp badly... always something to fix.
A big commercial fence company will usually be happy to sell you what you want even a small order and will know what it is they offer and explain it to you. In Baton Rouge Scott Fencing is such a place.
Cedar is much prettier than treated pine when new. Five years old there is not much difference especially if a shrub or two are in front.
Top boards 2x6 look great, but I've had two warp badly... always something to fix.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 9:20 pm to dualed
Avoid pine like the plague
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:16 pm to gumbo2176
The way to avoid catawompassed pickets is to use 3 stringers instead of 2. It is cheap and will look a hell of a lot better a year from now.
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