Board-on-board
Overlapping boards with no gaps, the most solid privacy option and the one that hides shrinkage best as the wood dries.
Wood fencing
Wood Fences in Jacksonville, FL
Wood is the lowest up-front way to get full privacy at residential height, and it is what most Jacksonville neighborhoods already look like. The trade is upkeep: pressure-treated pine in this climate weathers to gray and needs attention over time to keep it from going further.
Is this the right fit
Best for
- Full backyard privacy at the lowest up-front material cost
- Matching what neighboring fences in an established subdivision already look like
- Homeowners who want a taller solid screen rather than an open view
- Runs where a decorative top or a shadowbox pattern is wanted for curb appeal
Honest trade-offs
- Pressure-treated pine weathers to gray in Northeast Florida sun and humidity
- It carries the highest maintenance expectation of the materials we install
- The ground line is the weak point, so sprinkler spray and mulch piled against boards shorten its life
- We install wood but do not stain it, so finishing is arranged separately if you want it
Wood styles we install
Shadowbox
Alternating boards on both sides of the rail. Looks finished from either yard and lets some air through, which helps on exposed runs.
Stockade
Boards set edge to edge. The straightforward, economical privacy build.
Picket-top
A privacy fence with a decorative top cut, used to break up a long street-facing run.
Wood gates
Matching walk gates and double drive gates, with steel gate frames available where a wide gate needs to stay square.
Ownership
Living with a wood fence here
Wood is the one material where what you do after installation genuinely changes the outcome.
Keep the ground line dry
Pull mulch and soil back from the boards and turn sprinkler heads away from the fence. Constant spray at grade is what shortens a wood fence here.
Expect graying
Untreated pressure-treated pine goes silver-gray in Jacksonville sun. It is cosmetic. If you want it to stay warm-toned, plan on a finish applied by a staining specialist.
Let it dry before finishing
A new pressure-treated fence holds moisture. Any stain or sealer goes on later, not the week it is installed.
Watch the vines
Confederate jasmine and ivy look great and hold water against the boards. Trellis them off the fence rather than on it.
Jacksonville conditions
Wood in Northeast Florida conditions
Humidity and the ground line
Wood posts stay damp at grade far longer here than in a dry climate. Keeping mulch and sprinkler heads off the fence is the single biggest thing an owner controls.
Sun exposure and graying
West-facing runs gray faster than shaded ones. That is cosmetic, not structural, but it is worth knowing before you expect the fence to stay honey-colored.
Wind on solid panels
A solid wood fence catches wind. On open lots we often steer toward shadowbox, which lets air pass through the alternating boards.
HOA design rules
Some Jacksonville associations specify the style, height and even which side the finished face has to point. We confirm that in the submission before we build.
Scope
How we build wood fences
Wood is only as good as the posts and the layout, so that is where the attention goes.
- 01Fence line marked and gate positions confirmed on site
- 02Posts set for sandy soil, spaced for the style and the exposure of the run
- 03Rails and boards installed, with the finished face oriented per your HOA where one applies
- 04Gates hung and adjusted, site cleaned, walkthrough at the end
- 05New installation and complete replacement only, no repair-only wood work
Installation and replacement only
We install new fences and complete fence replacements only. We do not take on repair-only jobs such as replacing a few pickets, resetting a single post or patching an existing fence.
Cost drivers
What moves the price on a wood fence
No per-foot number, because these variables move it on every lot.
- Linear footage and fence height
- Style, since board-on-board uses noticeably more material than stockade
- Lumber grade and post material
- Gate count, gate width and whether a steel gate frame is used
- Slope and grade changes along the run, which force stepping or racking
- Tear-out and haul-away when an old fence is coming down first
Real project
From a completed Jacksonville job
Wood
- Scope
- Picket-top privacy fence run behind a backyard, using the decorative top to soften a long unbroken line
"They did great work, always communicating, great prices and hard work. I would highly recommend this company to any one that needs a fence built or replaced."
Questions about this option
We do not publish a lifespan number, because it depends almost entirely on the posts, drainage and how much sprinkler spray the fence takes. What we can say is that the ground line fails first, and how the posts were set is what decides the rest.
We do not publish a lifespan number, because it depends almost entirely on the posts, drainage and how much sprinkler spray the fence takes. What we can say is that the ground line fails first, and how the posts were set is what decides the rest.
No. Fence staining is not a service we offer through this site. A new wood fence also needs to dry out before any finish goes on, so it is not something to schedule for the same week regardless.
No. Fence staining is not a service we offer through this site. A new wood fence also needs to dry out before any finish goes on, so it is not something to schedule for the same week regardless.
By default the finished face points outward, toward the street or the neighbor, and many HOAs require exactly that. Shadowbox avoids the question entirely by looking the same from both sides.
By default the finished face points outward, toward the street or the neighbor, and many HOAs require exactly that. Shadowbox avoids the question entirely by looking the same from both sides.
Pressure-treated boards shrink as they dry, so small gaps can open in a stockade build. Board-on-board is the layout to choose when you want zero sightlines after the wood dries.
Pressure-treated boards shrink as they dry, so small gaps can open in a stockade build. Board-on-board is the layout to choose when you want zero sightlines after the wood dries.
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