Northern White Cedar Split Rail Fence

We are offering western cedar split rail in 2 and 3 rail options.

Northern white cedar split rail fence.

Valley custom fence primarily uses northern white cedar thuja occidentalis. Your fence will weather to a natural beautiful silver gray color. Cedar can be naturally air dried to a 14 16 moisture level. The rails are rustic logs split and debarked from a white cedar tree.

Untreated white cedar possesses a high natural durability even in ground contact conditions. Why is cedar the best. You get the most natural look available and the naturally occurring resistance of cedar to termites and the elements. Post and rail fence is all custom and we stock the material to make the fence.

5 in x 4 in w x 5 1 3 ft h western red cedar wood fence line post. Cracks will not penetrate the heartwood. Here in northern ontario cedar split rail fencing is common our weather up here is harsh cold and snow covered all winter most of the fencing here is about 100 years old. Either the rustic round rail or the molded dowel 2 x3 rail.

This fence has a rolling arch pattern with 1 5 white cedar pickets with dog ear tops. Our normal stock is 8 lengths we drill the holes 6 on center and tenon the end of the rails and spindles. Also available with 3 or 4 rails. Having natural preservatives cedar is one of the most decay rot resistant and insect tolerant woods available.

This 2 rail northern white cedar fence consists of nominal 3 inch horizontal rails and 5 inch posts. Item 167860 model 00464000110. Yes use cedar backer rails. The properties of cedar make it a wonderful environmentally safe product not only for the handlers but for generations to come.

The result is the familiar check which is technically neither a split nor a crack. New england s largest cedar fence manufacturer. Minimal cracking and checking. Located in the heart of northern maine s vast forestland we use sustainably harvested northern white cedar and the world s most environmentally friendly and energy efficient manufacturing process to produce beautiful fence products that are shipped throughout the northeast united states.

Cedar is more difficult to come by as the vast majority comes from the northwest and western canada. Northern white cedar naturally resists rotting and insects resulting in a durable long lasting fence system. What are the best pickets to use. Of course white cedar also readily accepts stain if you wish to compliment your landscape and buildings.