Privacy Fence Boards - Recommendations
 

I'm going to be redoing my fence and gates that face the street, and would like to go a little higher end than the standard treated pine. Looking for a step or two above that look, nothing outrageous though.

I've got a double gate opening out right now (wide enough to fit a bay boat) and a walk through gate right next to it on one side, on the the side of the house I am going to duplicate the double gate so I can put my boat on either side and give the grass a break...

Any suggestions on material type along with estimated cost poor board? I have 10" cypress or cedar posts holding up my exterior overhangs right now that are a little weathered, but would like bring them back to life and have the fence match them along with my front door (needs to be refinished as well.

Couple of pics, note the craftsmanship on the back side of the gates... Hope the owner before me didn't pay someone to do that.

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Why not use Cedar fence boards especially if you want it to match those post. I built an all Cedar fence at my last house and it looked really nice but I also learned that they have different thickness of boards and would go with the thicker next time as I believe they would be even stronger and not rot as fast. I plan to fence in my yard at this house in about a yr and think I will do a sacrificial bottom runner along with capping the top plus I spaced my boards with a 2x4 then come back with a cap board to fill the gap.... it makes it a full privacy (no gaps as boards shrink) and gives some dimension to dress it up.

When I built my gates I used nail on tie plates on the corners of the frame and a brace ran exactly the same way as the one in the pic. Over the course of 10 years they may have gained 1/4" sag in the middle. They look to be they same size as the one in the pic. When you put the hinges throw all the lag screws away and put some galvanized lag bolts. That's another good reason a lot of gates sag. I also make sure the first hole on the inside of the hinge lines up with the post. This allows me to put a lag bolt all the way through the hinge and post.

i believe you should go with cedar.

They sell a "No Sag" gate kit at places like Lowes. They are welded together with the hinges weld on also and from what I have seen they hold up really well.

You can buy higher quality cedar board. These boards are selected so that none of them have "knot" holes in them. I don't know the cost, but they look good. I have a neighbor that used these for his fence after Rita.

I just had a privacy fence put up last week. They used a "no sag" gate kit that was purchased from Hercules fence company. It was an added cost of about $100 per gate but it was well worth it.

Check it out, you may like what you see.

If I remember, I take a pic and post it later.

Gooh do you plan on sealing or staining the fence?

Mine was put up about 6 months ago and im debating.

I just checked and the kits $30 at Lowes

Yes.


And if everyone will look closely at the gates there is minimal sag... The tops of the boards all line up and have never been replaced, the dude that made the gate frames was not very detail oriented. I've stated at it for 4 years trying to figure the guy out.

Not bad at all

What's your sacrificial runner consist of? It it screwed to the vertical slats?

Just a board running horizontal along bottom then slats sitting on top edge. I am planning to get 1x6 or 1x8 12' long cedar from a saw mill along bottom with a couple inches between it and the ground..... if you have a dog you may want it closer to ground