Cedar Privacy Fence — Stilwell, KS

Cedar fence in Stilwell

We installed 120 linear feet of 6-foot horizontal cedar privacy fence along the rear property line. The horizontal style was the homeowner's request — they wanted something different from the standard dog-ear board-on-board of the neighboring properties. Select-grade cedar boards at consistent 1/4-inch spacing, green PT posts at 36-inch depth, three vertical cleats per section.

Stilwell is the least densely developed township in Johnson County — larger lots, more exposure, and homeowners who have specific ideas about what they want from a backyard fence. In Stilwell, a backyard privacy fence often serves multiple purposes: livestock containment, vegetable garden protection, and visual privacy from a shared rural road.

Rural Johnson County installs

Stilwell's lack of dense neighboring structures means wind loads are unrestricted on all sides. We add a bottom kick board on horizontal fences in exposed rural positions to keep the bottom gap consistent and prevent warping of the lower boards over time. Our cedar privacy fence installation process includes the kick board on any fence with more than 1/2-inch bottom gap in an open-exposure location.

Privacy fence for a larger lot

The horizontal cedar covers the rear yard completely while maintaining a modern look appropriate to the home's architecture. Stilwell lots are large enough that a full perimeter cedar fence represents significant linear footage — the homeowner chose to phase it, starting with the rear and planning side runs in a subsequent season. When the second phase is ready, the staining of both phases can be coordinated.