Wood Fence Installation in Orlando & St. Cloud
Cypress and pressure treated pine, built by our own crews out of the St. Cloud yard since 2004.
Wood is the job we run most out of our St. Cloud yard. We build it in cypress and pressure treated pine, both American milled, and both sitting in the store so you can put a hand on the two of them before you pick one. Most of what goes up is six foot privacy. Shadowbox, board on board, horizontal slat and picket come through the shop as well, along with the occasional ranch rail out on acreage.
Our crews are our own. The person who measures your run is on the same payroll as the crew setting the posts, so your job never gets handed to a stranger halfway through. We pull the permit. We check what your HOA already decided about height, style and which side faces the street, because in a lot of Central Florida communities that was settled years before you bought the house. When the fence is up we haul the old one off. Call (407) 593-1888 and we will come measure.
What kinds of wood fences do you build?
Privacy, shadowbox, board on board, horizontal and picket, in cypress or pressure treated pine.
Six foot privacy is the default and it is what most of Osceola County asks for. We build it from one by six boards on a three rail frame with the posts set in concrete. Shadowbox and board on board alternate the boards across the rails so the fence reads the same from both yards, which settles the argument about which side faces the neighbor before it starts. Horizontal slat has taken off in the newer neighborhoods. It looks sharp, though it wants straighter lumber and tighter post spacing to stay flat over the years.
Picket runs three to four feet and suits a front yard or a garden boundary. Heights depend on where you live. St. Cloud allows eight feet in any yard, our fence company in Sanford page covers why the city up there will only go to eight if the top two feet is open lattice, and your HOA can come in under both. Gates get heavier hinges than a panel needs. A gate gets used a thousand times a year and a fence run does not.
Why does wood hold up differently in Florida?
Because what fails here is rarely the boards. It is the post, the hardware and the water.
Humidity sits high most of the year and the afternoon storms soak the same ground twice a week through summer. Insect pressure never really stops. Cypress carries a natural resistance to both rot and insects, which is what you are paying the difference for. Pressure treated pine gets to a similar place chemically and holds up well, though it moves more as it dries, so you see more warp and cup as the years go by.
The part that decides how long the fence lasts is underground. We set posts in concrete at two to three feet depending on the fence, and corner and gate posts go deeper because they carry the load of a whole run. Fasteners are galvanized so nothing bleeds rust down the boards. The wood fences we pull out tend to be around twenty years old. The ones that fail early almost always failed at the post.
What does the build actually look like?
Posts and concrete first, panels once it sets, which is why a normal privacy fence runs across two days rather than one.
What does the finished work look like?
Real jobs from around Central Florida. Every photo here is finished work.
What do people ask before they book?
How long does a wood fence last in Florida?
The wood fences we tear out tend to be around 20 years old, and a properly built one should get there. Humidity, afternoon storms and insect pressure all shorten a wood fence's life compared with a drier climate, which is why post depth and hardware matter more here than the boards do. We set posts in concrete at two to three feet depending on the fence, use galvanized fasteners so nothing bleeds rust down the boards, and the fences that fail early almost always failed at the post rather than the panel. A sealer every few years is what separates year eighteen from year eight.
Is cypress or pressure treated pine better for a Florida fence?
Cypress lasts longer and costs more. It carries a natural chemical resistance to insects and rot, which is worth paying for in a climate that stays humid most of the year. Pressure treated pine is chemically treated to get to a similar place and it does the job well, but it tends to move more as it dries, so you see more warp and cup over the years. If you plan to stay in the house, cypress. If you are fencing a rental or working to a tight number, pine is a reasonable trade. Both are American milled and both are in stock at our St. Cloud store, so you can look at them side by side before you decide.
Which side of a wood fence should face the neighbor?
The finished side, the one without visible posts and rails, traditionally faces out toward the neighbor and the street. Some HOAs and municipalities require it in writing, and plenty of neighborly disputes have started over the other arrangement. A shadowbox or board on board design solves it outright by looking identical from both sides, which is why we recommend it whenever a fence sits between two occupied yards rather than along a rear boundary. Check your HOA document before you decide, because in a lot of Central Florida communities the association has already decided for you.
Where do you install wood fences?
All over Central Florida, though wood comes up most on the north end of our range and closest to home.
Sanford is the clearest example, where so many privacy fences end up with a lattice top just to reach eight feet. Closer to the yard, our fence company in St. Cloud page walks through the local height rules and what the permit actually involves. If you are somewhere between the two, call and ask.
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