My wife and I are looking to fence in our backyard. Can anybody suggest the best place to buy the lumber. I feel like we could find a better deal somewhere other than the big box stores, Lowes, Home Depot, etc. We would love to use cedar, but may have to settle for treated pine for cost efficiency.
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Check with the Mennonites in Lawrenceburg.
I know there are several mills in the area that do cypress. My brother in law bought cypress 1/3 cheaper pressure treated wood for his new deck might check around. The cedar at the local big box stores are so thin now that it will not last long IMHO.
I know there are several mills in the area that do cypress. My brother in law bought cypress 1/3 cheaper pressure treated wood for his new deck might check around. The cedar at the local big box stores are so thin now that it will not last long IMHO.
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I built my fence in Bartlett out of cyprus. bought it at a lumber mill in G-town, can't remember the name tho.
The fence is now over 35 years old, and is still standing as of last year. Gopherwood just doesn't rot.
I don't know of any place around here in the Shoals area that sells it tho.
Knights sawmill in selmer tn is where he went from Iuka. PM me if you want the info.
Just get out there and price the wood. Don't forget Walker Lumber in Tuscumbia as a great source for wood.
And if you don't have an air compressor, get one to use with a nail gun to put up the wall structure. Professionals use long staples to put the vertical boards on the wall structure. Hammers are a thing of the past when it comes to wooden fences.
