SAN JOSE — Redwood is known for being one of the best natural wood fencing materials available. However, since it comes in varying grades of quality, it’s important to know exactly what you’re getting when you hire a fence builder. Here are some general facts about redwood grades:
•  Grades designated as “heart” (example: Construction Heart) are sourced from the inner part of the tree, known as heartwood. Grades designated as “common” (example: Construction Common) are sourced from outer parts of the tree, known as sapwood. Most “common” grades contain a combination of heartwood and sapwood.
•  In general, the higher a redwood’s grade, the fewer/smaller knots it will contain. Higher grades also tend to be more consistent in color.
Let’s look at a few examples of redwood grades:
•  Construction Common consists largely of outer cuts (sapwood) of the tree. As a result, it tends to have more/larger knots that higher grades.
•  B-Grade looks similar in color to Construction Common (with a tint that ranges from pinkish/reddish to gold) but only contains knots smaller than a dime in size.
•  Construction Heart is on the high end of the quality spectrum. Consisting of inner cuts of the tree (heartwood), it has fewer knots and more consistent color than lower redwood grades.
Due to the complex variety of redwood grades, plan to discuss this with your fence contractor and make sure their proposal specifies the products to be used.
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Understanding Redwood Fencing Grades

Learn about the different grades of redwood fencing and choose the best option for your needs with expert insights and detailed explanations.

Understanding Redwood Fencing Grades by Julian Meza

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when planning to install a redwood
offense it's important to realize that
not all redwood is of the same quality
today we're in San Jose with diamond
certified expert contributor Julie and
Mesa have made that fence
to learn more when selecting a redwood
fence we have three qualities to choose
from the first quality is gonna be the
construction common outer cut of the
redwood tree unique traits of it it
tends to be pinkish reddish goldish some
knots in the boards as well
the next quality are not festival it's
called bee grace select as well be grace
the lake has the same type of color
trend to it that it tends to be towards
the red white pinkish goldish as well
the only thing is it tends to have fewer
knots knots are not acceptable bigger
the dime size so it's almost a clear
board next quality on up as well it
tends to be the top of the line which is
the canard intercut of the redwood tree
huge myth that it tends to be a bit more
termite resistant completely all red in
color those half knots but the unique of
it it comes from really nice overall
redwoods
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