Project Overview

This cedar fence in Cedar Hill, TX runs 134 linear feet around a residential property in the 75104 area, built in boardon-board cedar with a cedar cap and trim, a pre-dip stain, and every post new. What makes it worth looking at is not
the material — it is how the run handles a change in grade.
The property does not sit level. Rather than raking the fence to follow the slope, the line steps: 59 feet built at 8 feet
where the ground drops away and the neighbouring rooflines sit close, and 75 feet at 6 feet where it does not need
the extra height.

Why step a fence instead of raking it

A raked fence follows the ground continuously, which keeps the bottom tight but puts the top line on a slant. On a
run with a cedar cap along the top, a slanted line reads as a mistake even when it is built correctly.
Stepping keeps every panel level and drops the run in clean increments at the posts. The cap stays horizontal on every
section, the steps become a deliberate detail rather than a compromise, and the height change gets used rather than
hidden

Scope and Deliverables

• Removal and disposal of the old fence, with free haul-off
• 13-gauge metal posts set in concrete, 24 to 30 inches below grade — all new
• 2x4 pressure-treated rails and a 2x6 pressure-treated baseboard
• 1x6 cedar pickets installed board on board at 6 ft and 8 ft
• 2x6 cedar caps along the top of every run
• 1x4 cedar trim
• One new gate, 3 to 4 ft, wood frame with new hardware
• Galvanized post caps, Simpson brackets, galvanized nails and screws
• Pre-dip stain

Board on board, at 8 feet

Flat top is the cleaner of the two common profiles — the pickets terminate level with the top rail rather than
projecting above it as spear points. It reads as architectural rather than defensive, which suits a residential frontage,
and it is the profile most HOAs in newer Collin County developments prefer or require.

Timeline and Quality

Two to three labor days. Day one covered demolition and setting the metal posts in concrete. Once the concrete had
set, the crew framed the runs, hung the board-on-board pickets, stepped the sections at the grade changes, and
finished with the baseboard, caps, trim and gate.
811 was called before any digging so public utility lines were located and marked in advance.

Outcome and Benefits

The finished cedar fence in Cedar Hill, TX closes the property with no gaps anywhere in the line, a level cap on every
section, and a clean stepped profile down the grade. The gate carries a decorative iron insert set into the cedar, which
turns the entry point into the feature of the run rather than a break in it.
The work carries our 2-year labor warranty and a 30-day material warranty. Cedar is a natural product, so expect
some checking and colour movement as it settles. In dry spells, water around the posts — black clay pulls away from
concrete when it has not rained, and that is what loosens posts.

Service area close

A&O Texas Solutions builds cedar, wrought iron and chain link fencing across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. If your
lot is not level, say so when you call — how a fence handles grade is worth more thought than most estimates give it.
For a cedar fence in Cedar Hill, TX, Duncanville, DeSoto, Midlothian or Grand Prairie, request a free estimate today.

Project Highlights

• 134 linear feet of board-on-board cedar
• Mixed heights — 59 ft at 8 ft and 75 ft at 6 ft
• Stepped runs keeping every cap level down the grade
• 2x6 cedar caps and 1x4 cedar trim
• All-new 13-gauge metal posts set in concrete
• Decorative iron insert set into the gate
• Pre-dip stain on every board face
• 2-year labor warranty · 30-day material warranty