Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Treated pine wood posts versus Western Red Cedar posts,,,which to use

There has always been discussions on using treated wood or Western Red Cedar in the installation of wood fence. Lets look at posts. Sterling Fence Inc. uses Western Red Cedar wood posts...why? It's really a question of the relative stability of the two woods. Treated wood is almost always pine, Its an inexpensive wood and without treating the wood, its life expectancy is less than 5 years. It's also a very unstable wood. In the lumber industry its called " propeller wood" for its tendancy to twist and warp. While it may last a few more years in the ground than Western Red Cedar, it will ruin the look of the entire fence as it twists and warps. Sterling Fence Inc. uses Cedar which is stable and will give you many years of service and at the same time keep the fence straight and true.

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