Treated Pine Vs Hardwood Fence

Pressure treated pine fences.

Treated pine vs hardwood fence.

Treated wood also known as pressure treated wood or pt is widely available to consumers for home and garden projects. The main difference is that treated pine will warp bow and twist worse then hardood. All fixings used must be galvanised. Treated pine in ground here canberra looks good even when 30 years old.

So hardwood will look better. Paling fences consist of treated pine palings rails and plinth. They both last the same in the weather. Pressure treated pine is one of the most popular choices in residential outdoor structures which includes fences porches and decks.

Posts are usually mixed hardwood cypress pine or treated pine. If you pull on a pailing fence with treated pine it will break easily compared to hardwood. Now research shows that h4 or h5 treated pine in logs will outlast untreated and treated hardwood of all classes except class 1 treated hardwood when used in the ground but h4 and h5 treated pine with more than 20 truewood especially if the truewood is on the outside will last far less than hardwood. You can find treated lumber plywood lap siding and even specialty items like lattice and pre cut stair parts.

Local hardwood yellowbox or similar in ground starts to rot out in under 5 years. I built a gazebo last year used treated pine for everything except the rafters and painted the whole thing floor was terracotta red to match the garden pavers all else white blue mini orb colorbond roof the blue and white was to match the house. For this reason we recommend using pressure treated pine for the posts and cedar for the rest of the fence. Reputable manufacturers offer warranties of 15 to 30 years against rot decay and insect attack.

Hardwood is stronger so it will take knocks better. Zoe i agree that stained hardwood looks better than stained tp but what about painting the deck. In order to prevent decay weathering and termites pressure treated pine is chemically treated. The sun makes any outdoor damage.

Like i said earlier stuff we get in qld is rubbish. Ptp is prone to shrinking warping and cracking which is made worse by the sun.