Cedar Fence in Forest Grove, OR
- Kicker boards keep rot off the ground
- Stained or left to silver
- Small repairs welcome
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Want One Cedar Fence That Works Front and Back?
Cedar works at both of Forest Grove's fence heights: a 42-inch picket or open rail in the front yard and a 6-foot privacy fence behind the house, built from the same wood so the lot looks like one design.
Forest Grove's two height limits suit cedar well. In the front yard, cedar pickets or a cedar rail fence sit at or under 42 inches and look right on the older streets near Pacific University. Behind the front of the house, the same cedar goes up to 6 feet as a privacy fence. Using one wood, one cap detail and one stain ties the whole lot together.
At the driveway and the corner, the city's 10-foot by 10-foot clear vision area means the cedar has to stop short. We end the run on a finished post rather than a cut board, so the opening looks deliberate. Where a utility pedestal sits near the line, the fence keeps 3 feet away from it.
Cedar handles damp weather better than most softwoods, but the posts still sit in wet ground most of the year. We pair cedar boards with ground-contact rated or galvanized steel posts, add a kickboard, and keep the bottom of the boards off the soil.
How We Build a Cedar Fence in Forest Grove
One design, two heights
Front picket and back privacy drawn together
Written estimate
Board grade, posts, cap and stain listed
Corners and boxes marked
10-by-10 clear areas and utility gaps laid out
Posts set to drain
Gravel base, sloped concrete, cured first
Cedar built and capped
Kickboard, boards, cap, gates and a final walk
With 11.3% of homes built before 1940 and many more from the 1970s on, Forest Grove has both older houses that suit a short cedar picket and newer yards that want a tall cedar fence.
Good Reasons to Choose Cedar in Forest Grove
What Affects the Cost of a Cedar Fence in Forest Grove
These choices shape the price of a cedar fence.
Two sections
A 42-inch front and a 6-foot back use different amounts of cedar.
Style
Pickets, cap-and-trim and good-neighbor designs use more lumber and labor.
Board grade
Clearer cedar looks cleaner and costs more than standard grades.
Post type
Steel posts cost more than wood at the start but never rot at the soil line.
Stain or paint
Finishing once the wood dries is a separate step.
Every Forest Grove cedar fence starts with a free written estimate.
Why Forest Grove Homeowners Pick Us for Cedar
Front and back as one design
Same wood, cap and stain
City handout followed
42 inches, 6 feet, clear corners
5-year workmanship warranty
Covers every fence we build
Forest Grove Cedar Fence Questions
Can I have a cedar picket fence in front and a privacy fence in back?
Should cedar pickets be painted or stained?
How do you end a cedar fence at the driveway?
Will a cedar fence last on a damp Forest Grove lot?
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Written estimate before any work begins.