8 ft Board-on-Board Cedar Privacy Fence Replacement in Dallas

This is our top-of-the-line wood fence: Western Red Cedar, board-on-board, 8 ft tall, with a top cap, trim kit and kickboard. In this Dallas backyard we tore out the old fence completely and built more than 180 linear feet of new privacy fence. The customer left us a 5-star review and is completely satisfied with the job.

The property and the goal

This was a full replacement, not a patch job. We took the entire old fence out and rebuilt the line from the posts up, so the new fence has one height, one style and one structure all the way around the yard. The homeowner wanted the most privacy they could get, and they wanted it to look like it belongs with the house. We set it on steel posts, the same as every wood fence we build, because posts are what fail first on a wood fence in Dallas clay.

What we built

Every choice on this fence is the premium option, and each one has a reason:

• 8 ft height. Two extra feet over a standard 6 ft fence screen out a lot more of the neighbors and the street. In Dallas a backyard fence can go up to 9 feet, and anything over 6 feet needs a permit. Our Dallas fence permit guide covers the rules by yard.
• Western Red Cedar. Cedar holds its shape better than pine in Texas heat, resists rot and insects naturally, and takes stain evenly when it’s time to protect it.
• Board-on-board. A second layer of pickets overlaps the gaps of the first. Wood shrinks as it dries, and on a side-by-side fence those gaps open up. Board-on-board stays solid, so a true privacy fence stays private.
• Top cap and trim kit. The cap covers the top end grain of every picket, where water soaks in first, and the trim gives the fence that finished, framed look you see in the photos.
• Kickboard. A board along the bottom keeps the pickets off the dirt. When the bottom board wears out years down the road, you replace one board instead of the whole picket line.

How it went in

The photos tell the story better than we can: long, straight runs, a clean line along the top cap and tight overlaps down every section. On a tall fence, a straight top line is the hardest thing to get right and the first thing you notice when it’s wrong. Over 180 feet, that comes from setting every post to the same line and height before a single picket goes on.

The result

The homeowner got an 8 ft cedar wall of privacy with a finished top and bottom, built to stand up to North Texas weather for years. If you’re comparing options for your own yard, start with our wood fence installation page. It breaks down cedar vs. pine, board-on-board vs. side-by-side, and how each choice moves the price within our $30 to $80 per foot range.