Evodawg writes:
John wrote:

My neighbors and I are looking to rebuild our fence, and we need to
discuss materials. I know plastic will come up, but I'm against
that, as in my opinion it's not mature enough of a product, and I've
heard lots of bad things about it (molds when in shade, color fades
differently in shade an sun, etc).

So, I'm looking between Pressure Treated and Cedar. I'm wondering
what the advantages of either are. As far as life expectancy, the new
pressure treated no longer has arsnic, so I'm not sure how long it
lasts. Also, I've heard that they are now harvesting Cedar from
younger trees, and again, that is supposed to lower how long that
lasts. Does anybody have any ideas of how long modern cedar and
modern ptw last for fences?

Also I've heard ptw is stronger than Cedar, and that some people use
ptw posts on cedar paneled fences. I'm wondering how necessary this
is, and how long the cedar posts will last.

Any advice is greatly appreciated (or a pointer to a good, unbiased
web site would also be nice -- can't seem to find one).


Thanks

John
Here in California they use a galvanized pole post in concrete with a 4x4 PT
post clamped to the pole. Most is Dog Eared ruff cut cedar or spruce on the
panels. Panels are alternated so the neighbor gets the same look on his
side. Seem to last a long time but we have a very dry climate here. I have a
slump stone wall as a fence and the only thing I have to worry about is an
earthquake.

Here in California they use PT 4x4 or 4x6 for posts (_never_ seen a galvy pole),
and redwood for the panels, with a 2x12 PT kick.

Don't know what california you live in.

scott