In alt.home.repair on Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:21:23 -0700 "Laughing Rock"
posted:

I have a cedar fence that's one year old and needs sealed, stained or
something.

I don't think cedar needs sealing. My next door neighbor's is 25
years old, and all it needed was a few pickets and two pieces of rail.

I have heard that the posts should be cut at an angle so the rain runs
off. What say you all? His posts were flat on top, and about a fifth
of them had some deterioration in the top. These were the ones that
never get any sunlight for several months a year.

I filled them with various mixtures of cedar mulch and outdoor glues,
then topped them off with glue and cedar sawdust I made when cutting
the pickets and rails. At 6 months they were doing well. It's 9
months, I should check again.

What's the best stuff to use?


LR



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