On Jun 30, 12:45*pm, torpeau wrote:
We've gotten estimates from 4 fence companies and want to know which
is better for Florida -- cypress or pressure treated pine. We get both
opinions from the 4.

Also, do all fence posts need to be secured with concrete or only the
ones that support gates?

Pressure treated develop a lot of cracks and generally look bad after
a few years. It weathers to a light gray color. Cypress doesn't
crack near as bad, but it does turn much darker, even bleeding through
stained coatings. Cypress is a little more expensive than PT but not
much. I've been told that cypress lasts very well when used in wet
locations (docks & piers), but not near as long in dry locations
(fences). I built my cypress fence last year so don't have any way of
knowing it that is true or not.

Red