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Wed, Oct 6, 10 at 17:03
| Is there anything besides color/appearance that differentiates between western red cedar and redwood for a board fence?
Fence will be 6 ft. shadowbox style on "Postmaster" steel posts. |
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| Redwood is too nice of a wood to be used on a fence. Use Cedar its much cheaper and will do the job. |
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- Posted by bill_g_web (My Page) on Thu, Oct 7, 10 at 22:48
| There are several families of cedar and many species. And location effects price too. Here's a link: http://www.alliancewood.com/faq_cedar_vs_redwood.php I just rented a house at the Sea Ranch development in northern Cal - strict building guidelines in force there and there's LOTS of red cedar in use for siding and fences. Beautiful stuff. Bill |
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- Posted by bill_g_web (My Page) on Thu, Oct 7, 10 at 22:51
| I should add that old growth wood is more stable, durable and beautiful than the fast growing stuff. Whenever I'm at the lumberyard I look over the stock and if I happen to find some tight, straight grain I buy it, whether I need it then or not. I hoard/love the stuff. So, another variable is how the tree grew - fast or slow. |
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