Custom Built Cedar Fence

Beautiful fence great Job.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Thanks! As always, it was a lot of hard work. It’s 9 feet tall so those cedar 6×6’s were huge. But I loved every minute of building it!

-- Brent Builds Fences in Georgia http://www.profenceworks.com http://www.profenceworks.com/wood_fencing/custom.html

i like the trellis work around a patio or courtyard, but i think you are right it looks better without for a back or side yard with out the trellis… looks like a quality fence

-- Paul , Calfornia

I added a picture of it without the trellis work. I should have mentioned previously that I built this with tongue and groove #2 cedar. The posts are cedar as well. When cedar posts are set in concrete the water that pools at the concrete, will cause the base of cedar posts to rot. Therefore we are usually requested to use pt pine posts when building a cedar fence. When we do use cedar posts, we dip them in water sealant, then a type of tar and then wrap them with Vycor up to an inch above the concrete. We have never seen an inch of rot on any cedar post that we have installed. But it’s also worth mentioning that here in Georgia, a 12 foot long 6’x6’ #2 cedar post can be… staggering, which is why we use stained pt pine for most fence posts we set.

-- Brent Builds Fences in Georgia http://www.profenceworks.com http://www.profenceworks.com/wood_fencing/custom.html

Nice job!! Welcome to LJ :-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Great looking fence!

Guy

-- Guy,PEI

very nice !! Where are you getting your cedar ? PM me if you want—

-- rob

Rob
It all depends. Most of our cedar comes from TMI Forrest Products. We were purchasing cedar and cypress from a company called Norcross Supply here in GA, but it burned down last year. It’s worth mentioning that we go through a very high volume of cedar to build all of our fences. Well over 1 million dollars worth per year. We do about 1 cedar fence for ever 3 pt pine fences.

-- Brent Builds Fences in Georgia http://www.profenceworks.com http://www.profenceworks.com/wood_fencing/custom.html

Thanks for the response . I will contact you through your web site.Welcome to LJ . You do class work and will find lots of nice folks here—

-- rob

you did a wonderful job..i love the wood used and of coarse the overall project is great…what a nice grilling area..they can grill some nice slabs of ribs on those eggs…did you get an invite…i hope so..yea great job…..and welcome to lumber jocks..this is a wonderful woodworkers site..great people and help when you need it…...keep on truckin…

-- The Grizzone

welcome to LJ’s this is stunning…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Wow!!

-- Dean

Rob,

Beautiful job!! From what you have said in your posts, you must build fences full time.

Although not on a par with yours, I occasionally build a fence for a client. How deep do you sink your posts? And how do you deal with hardpan? Thanks in advance!

Welcome to LJs…...Great looking fence.

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

OMG…that’s superior work and design! You have built a very inviting and useful outdoor living space. The quality of your work is self evident. Thank you for sharing your passion for wood craft with us!

Beautiful. Being a solid fence does it move on a windy day?

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

1.st welcome to the family. Looking at this beautiful project makes me believe that you’re going to get a lot of questions. I am really impressed with the design and the quality of workmanship. If a fence can be called beautiful this one certainly is.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

To answer a few questions…

How deep do I set posts?
I set all posts a min. of 18” in the ground. A general rule of thumb is that about 1/3 of the post should be in the ground and it should always be set deeper than the local “frost point”. For the fence from this project, I used 12’ posts, the fence is just under 9’ tall so we set them over 3’ deep. It’s also worth mentioning that we use a specialty hydraulic concrete called quick rok™, which will cure at a much, much higher psi than other concrete.

How do I deal with hardpan?
I have all kinds of augers but when we hit hardpan or ouklip as I call it, we use a jackhammer and bust right through it. I build fences all around Atlanta, here in Georgia and there is granite everywhere. Stone Mountain is like an iceberg. The bulk of it spreads out under the surface, so we run into every day and on some projects, every post hole. Without a jackhammer to break through it… well don’t know we would do. Hammer and chisel?

Being a solid fence, does it move on a windy day?
It would take a heck of a wind to budge any of my solid wood fences, due to the way I engineer them and set the posts. The lumber itself can be flexible, which is a good thing when it comes to high winds. We don’t get that much strong wind down this way, but I understand it’s an issue in other parts of the county. They have to set the pickets “vented” or in a fashion that will allow wind to pass through.

-- Brent Builds Fences in Georgia http://www.profenceworks.com http://www.profenceworks.com/wood_fencing/custom.html

A BIG WELCOME TO LUMBERJOCKS, BRENT!
An awesome looking fence.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

very cool setup. I want me one of these… (ok… gotta find a place to put it first :) )

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Fences like yours are art! I do them when I can and always enjoy making them as fine as I can. One job I had the owner drew the end of a horizontal piece of the top of a grape arbor 2×3 that looked like a sharks mouth & I had to make 75 or so pcs with a pattern by router. 150 cuts! Thank goodness it was a time & mat’ls job. Great looking work you do, really enjoy seeing the wood shine like that!

-- $tudie