Horizontal needs a straight line
A horizontal cedar fence shows every wave. We set posts, then a taught top line, and we do not hide a crooked run behind a thick stain.
FENCES · WOOD
Wooden Fence Installation
Cedar is the wood fence that belongs on the Eastside: horizontal privacy runs, board-and-batten, and pickets that still let a front yard breathe. We frame them square, space the boards so they can move, and stain them before the gray sets in — or leave a clear plan if you want them to weather on purpose.
Included in this scope
- Cedar privacy, horizontal slat, board-and-batten or picket
- Posts set and aligned before panels are hung
- Gates with real hinges and a latch you can use with one hand
- A stain or a weathering plan, stated in the estimate
- Stepped or racked layouts on a slope, chosen on purpose
Details that change the result
Boards need a gap
Tight-butted cedar cups and traps water. The reveal is a design choice and a drying detail.
Neighbors and the finished face
We confirm the finished face before the first panel goes up. Changing it later means rebuilding the run.
Where this fits
Related pages
Most projects touch more than one trade. These are the pages homeowners open next, and the scopes we most often bundle into a single estimate.
Questions
Before you call
Cedar or pressure-treated?
Cedar for anything you will look at. Pressure-treated for posts and structural rails where it stays out of the finished view, unless the whole fence is a utility run.
Will you stain it?
Yes, as its own line in the estimate. A fence stained in the shop or on site the week it goes up holds color. A fence left raw for a year is a refinishing job.
How tall can it be?
Often 6 feet on a side or rear yard and lower in the front, but HOAs and cities both write rules. We check the address before we promise a height.
Ready when you are
Get a written estimate this week
Call (425) 555-0123, or send the form and we will schedule the visit. We reply within one business day.