Project Overview

This cedar fence in Plano, TX runs 159 linear feet around a property in the 75093 area, built at 8 feet in board-onboard cedar with a cedar cap, cedar trim and a pre-dip stain. The line wraps the lot in seven sections, the longest of
them 64 feet.
What makes it unusual is what the fence stands on. Much of the run sits directly on top of an existing stone retaining
wall, which changes how the job has to be built.

Building a fence on an existing stone wall

On a normal run you dig where the fence goes. On a wall you cannot — the posts have to be set behind or through
the structure without disturbing the stonework holding the grade back, and the fence line has to follow the top of the
wall rather than the ground.
It also changes the finished height. Eight feet of cedar sitting on a two-to-three-foot stone base gives the property
considerably more screening than eight feet would on flat ground, which is the point on a lot where the neighbouring
houses sit above you.

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
• 2x4 pressure-treated rails and a 2x6 pressure-treated baseboard
• 1x6 cedar pickets installed board on board
• 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

Materials

A cedar fence in Plano, TX faces the same black clay soil as the rest of the Metroplex, which is why the posts are 13-
gauge metal set in concrete rather than wood. Above them, cedar rails carry the pickets, a 2x6 cedar cap closes the
top of every section and a 1x4 trim frames it.
The stain is applied by pre-dip rather than sprayed after assembly, so every board face is coated — including the
overlapped edges that disappear once the boards go up. On a board-on-board fence that matters more than on a
side-by-side, because roughly a third of each picket is hidden behind its neighbour.

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 sections, hung the pickets board on board, 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. There is a gas meter set
into the stone wall along this run, which is exactly the situation that makes locating non-negotiable.

Outcome and Benefits

The finished cedar fence in Plano, TX closes the property with no gaps anywhere in the line and a level cap carried
through all seven sections, sitting cleanly on the stone base it was built over.
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.

Service area close

A&O Texas Solutions builds cedar, wrought iron and chain link fencing across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, from
Tarrant County out to Collin County. If your fence line runs over a retaining wall, along a slope or around a lot of
corners, say so when you call — those are the details that decide whether an estimate is realistic. For a cedar fence in
Plano, TX, Frisco, Allen, Richardson or Murphy, request a free estimate today.

Project Highlights

• 159 linear feet of 8 ft board-on-board cedar
• Seven sections, all carrying the same cap and trim line
• Built on top of an existing stone retaining wall
• 2x6 cedar caps and 1x4 cedar trim
• 13-gauge metal posts set in concrete
• Pre-dip stain on every board face
• Old fence removed and hauled away at no extra charge
• 2-year labor warranty · 30-day material warranty