Horizontal Pressure Treated Wood Fence

Item 169166 model 11353.

Horizontal pressure treated wood fence.

6 ft h x 8 ft w pressure treated southern yellow pine dog ear fence panel. Alternatives to pressure treated lumber for a fence. A horizontal fence built with the fencetrac system of metal posts and frames will outlast a traditional wood fence many times. The key to a great horizontal pressure treated pine fence is never to use less then a two inch profile.

When a traditional vertical wood fence weakens the rot starts at the base of each fence post where the post meets the ground. Unlike other types of horizontal wood fences pressure treated pine will require annual maintenance and resealing every two years. Pressure treated pine is an option but make sure the pressure treated is treated with ecolife not mca. Simply put a horizontal wood fence is a head turner.

Fences like other exterior wood structures are exposed to numerous factors that cause wood to warp crack and decay. Here s a newer version of pressure treated wood that has been damaged by wood rot. All other things being equal a cedar fence runs 25 per square foot ipe is 32 per square foot and pressure treated wood is about 22 lazar tells her clients. Ecolife possesses wood polymers and stabilizers that control the rate of water absorption for 1 2 years.