Wood Fencing

While wood fencing offers a variety of styles and heights to compliment your landscape, it also offers privacy, security and helps reduce wind, sunlight and noise.

Pros

• Privacy
• Acts as a wind block
• Has a variety of different styles to suit various purposes
• Can be stained or painted to add protection and appearance

Cons 

• Is a natural product that will warp and crack
• Staining must be maintained
• May experience some shrinkage
• Has a shorter life expectancy than chain link or modular iron fencing

Common materials used to construct a wood fence are pressure-treated and cedar lumber.

Both materials have pros and cons depending on the application. To have a better understanding and get sense of confidence in the product, please see below for details.

Pressure Treated

The preservatives in ACQ products are frequently used in other things that are common in our every day lives.  Copper, a naturally occurring mineral and the main ingredient in ACQ, is an effective and widely used fungicide.  Quaternary compounds are commonly used in household disinfectants and cleaners and provide enhanced performance against copper-tolerant fungi and insects.  The preservative penetrates deeply into the wood and will remain for long periods of time.

Pros

• long-term protection from rot, fungal decay and insect attack
• Costs less than cedar
• wood scraps can be disposed of in ordinary rubbish collection
• Readily available most lumber yards
• Posts usually lasts longer

Cons

• Relies on a chemical compound for protection
• Can only be stained when completely dry
• May shrink
• Material may warp, check or split

Western Red Cedar

Western Red Cedar provides quality, appearance and longevity. The natural oils in this product help the wood resist decay and insect attack, increasing its durability without the use of chemical treatments. Cedar fencing is dimensionally  more stable than other woods so there is minimal shrinkage. A cedar fence will stay both straight and sturdy.

Pros

• long-term protection from rot, fungal decay and insect attack
• Has less chance of warping and cracking
• Lighter weight
• Readily available most lumber yards

Cons

• Cedar is a soft lumber
• Posts will decay  quicker
• Cost is higher than pressure treated

To view the common styles of fence available review this file.

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When we decided to have a privacy fence installed we called three contractors. Two gave us a price over the phone (site unseen). Neil Viveiros of ASAP Fence came and took precise measurements, offered advice, and promised to send experienced installers. Of course we chose ASAP Fence to do the work, and we are glad we did. The crew Neil sent were courteous, co-operative, hard working, and it was obvious they took pride in their work.