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re: Is This A Decent Quote For Replacement Wood Fence?
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:52 am to Drop4Loss
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:52 am to Drop4Loss
Unless it's old growth cypress, it will rot. The sap is what prevents rotting and it's not found in young (cheap) cypress. Old growth cypress for a fence will cost you out the a$$.
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Posted on 3/5/14 at 12:29 pm to 4LSU2
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$16 to $18/ LF on cedar is the going rate on the Northshore.
Yep
Posted on 3/5/14 at 12:30 pm to Coon
I used cedar and the guy said to a wait a few days and then treat it w/ Thompson's.
That will keep it looking good.
That will keep it looking good.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 8:21 pm to N2cars
We got another quote and this guy digs his posts 3 ft deep, so 36". His quote is $2k more with everything else the same other than he offers 5 year longer warranty, which to be quite honest I'm not that worried about. But the current fence which previous owners installed leans horribly and I'm told its b/c they didn't go deep enough. I'm kinda paranoid now lol. Is 3 ft overkill and is 27" fine? I don't want this thing leaning in 5 years.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 8:56 pm to SirSaintly
New cypress will rot. No doubt. But i like the way cypress weathers a little more than cedar. Would only use it for decorative type fences.
I have cedar fence 7 years old. I did nothing to finish it. I want the weathered gray look. Just jetting there.
I have cedar fence 7 years old. I did nothing to finish it. I want the weathered gray look. Just jetting there.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:03 pm to SirSaintly
Are you at all mechanically inclined? If so, a fence isn't hard to do yourself. Just have to use your head, and your brain, and your mind.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:06 pm to Art Vandelay
Bunch of gurus in here who paid a guy to build their fence 
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:07 pm to Coon
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use your head, and your brain, and your mind.
Wut?
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:11 pm to QuietTiger
That's a quote by Jack Black in his seminal work School of Rock.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:15 pm to Coon
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That's a quote
I got ya, like "she's a female of the opposite sex".
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:51 pm to Art Vandelay
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New cypress will rot. No doubt. But i like the way cypress weathers a little more than cedar. Would only use it for decorative type fences.
Ive got 10 years on my new cypress fence and its jus fine,
Posted on 3/6/14 at 6:42 am to Coon
I just built 380' treated pine. Set my posts at 3' (used an auger). Installed a 3' manway gate and a 12' double opening gate. Also installed an area for my mower to be locked away out of site and a fence around my pool equipment. Three 2x4 rails with 4x4 line posts and 6x6 corners. $1600 for lumber. Used deck screws all the way around. I have been waiting for temps to stay above 50 degrees here in Georgia to stain/treat it.
Pine works great if you do not touch the ground with the boards and you actually maintain it.
Pine works great if you do not touch the ground with the boards and you actually maintain it.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 7:33 am to Drop4Loss
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Ive got 10 years on my new cypress fence and its jus fine,
Fair enough. But cypress isn't a rot free wood as many people believe.
Also, I have to call bs on cypress being cheaper than cedar. 6' cedar boards run anywhere from $2.50-$3.50. I buy rough cut cypress shorts 1x6x6' for $3.50 and those need to be planed down.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 8:14 am to Coon
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Also, I have to call bs on cypress being cheaper than cedar. 6' cedar boards run anywhere from $2.50-$3.50. I buy rough cut cypress shorts 1x6x6' for $3.50 and those need to be planed down
Maybe not now, but when I did mine, the cypress were like $1.75 apiece, and cedar were like $2.75. Scott fence, Baton Rouge.
After a few years, I think the pine looks like shite.
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