Eastern Red Cedar Fence Posts For Sale

Eastern red cedar fence boards and posts from chesterfield fence deck company are composed of primarily all heartwood as opposed to sapwood.

Eastern red cedar fence posts for sale.

Don t forget to add cedar railing posts post caps and lattice to complete the look of your new outdoor addition. What we have available. Our selection of attractive ornamental wood ties are ideal for fastening and anchoring your cedar timbers lumber and more. Here is the life expectancy in years of some wood fence posts from the virginia cooperative extension.

Uses for cedar are practically endless. In the midwest eastern red cedar fence posts have been found to last for decades. I m now in the process of building my shed to cover my mill and i m looking cedars to saw into 6x6 s for the corner posts. Some examples are log home building fencing siding flooring furniture and cabinets.

The heartwood of eastern red cedar is much harder than sapwood and thus holds its natural color longer. Our policy when selling erc round logs for fence posts is to keep sapwood to a minimum. Posts red cedar posts can be used for a variety of things like porches fences chairs and more. Eastern red cedar march 22 2018 cedar for sale fence post split rails and really nice saw logs they are 16 22 inches across the stump all of the cedar is cut to order big supply of all.

It has a fine grain but a soft texture which makes it great for woodworking. I ve been told that by sawing eastern red cedar into posts that it will not last long. 3 4 or less of sapwood and 3 of red at the small end. In addition the natural oil in the heartwood minimizes mold decay and insect infestation.

I ve used cedar posts in fences all my life with no problems. There was no bark on this post as it fell off the first few years. Various diameters from 1 to 12 diameter for milling and lengths up to 24 6 8 10 and 12 lengths to select from of eastern red cedar the kind that cedar chests are made from. I know of other people that used cedar for this and had no problems.

Aromatic eastern red cedar fact sheet. Eastern red cedar is a highly desirable wood to work with due to it s durability strength and versatility. Eastern red cedar is the perfect wood for building sturdy and durable cabins. Natural red cedar blends with nature and becomes more beautiful every year.