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Why Wooden Privacy Fences Are a Great Addition to Property
Many choices are available for Austin wooden privacy fencing. The project may also satisfy your budget in a number of ways. Wooden fencing with red cedar adds value to your home in the look and beauty of it as well as the durability and affordability of installing fencing on your premises. See how.
The Variety Available with Wooden Fencing
There are many forms of wooden the singular advantages of wooden fencing set themselves apart from the other fencing materials. We use Western Red Cedar for fencing because it’s attractive, durable, and affordable.
Capitol Fence works with Western Red Cedar for fencing because cedar won’t warp or crack as soon or as much in the intense Texas heat. Widely used due to their natural beauty and resistance to deterioration, deformation and twisting, cedar picket fencing is with minimal movement or shrinkage. They also last for a long time with the average durability of 10 – 15 years. Cedar also works best for custom fences that require more detail.
Where to Install Your Wooden Fence
A wood fence can be constructed to various heights to provide additional privacy, including in the backyard or around a pool. Wood fencing can offer considerable privacy depending on the layout used and are best for securing a room used for playing, relaxing, or entertaining. Wood fences offer the most versatility regarding design and finishing options.
Privacy fences need to follow the slope of your land. The cuts for the lumber need to be tightly installed together, as well as keeping consistent the posts and boards in installation. They need to be installed in the same direction, depending on your choice of fence design. Capitol Fence’s wood privacy fences are installed by our professional installation experts with years of design and craftsmanship expertise.
Wooden fences are by far the most popular option when it comes to a 6-foot privacy fences. At little extra cost, you can choose an attractive design that is semi-private for your installation.
Are the Posts Wooden Also?
We prefer to install metal posts set in concrete for support. Posts the backbone vertical structure for a fence, often buried underground. They support the fence’s rails and pickets. We use metal posts that are built with heavy gauge steel, galvanized to provide the framework and structure needed for privacy fence installation.
As the fence ages, you would need to inspect it for loose, damaged, or cracked pickets, railings, and debris. It is recommended to fix or repair them as needed. If these are not installed correctly and cemented, the fence can lean and will likely fall. This can cause damage to the parts of the fence close to the damaged post.
Contact Capitol Fence for Austin Wood Privacy Fence Installation
If procuring your loved ones and home is the main reason for installing a fence, then a privacy fence is your best choice. Even though privacy fences are the best known way to keep from people seeing your property, they also serve as a great way to keep kids and pets safe, sound out, and to add beauty to your home.