Wood Fencing
Cedar fence, built on steel that won't lean, twist, or rot.
Custom cedar on steel posts, in the styles Oklahoma City actually asks for. Whitewood available the same way, for less.
Why we don't set wood posts anymore
A wood fence rarely fails at the picket. It fails at the post, and it fails below the ground where nobody sees it happening. The section of a wood post buried in dirt sits wet after every rain and dries out again in between, and that back and forth is what breaks the wood fibers down from the inside. A few seasons in, the post has already lost its grip in the ground, well before the wood above ground shows any obvious damage. By the time you notice a gate leaning or a fence line wandering off straight, the post underground is gone. Steel doesn't have that failure point. A steel post set the way we set it will not rot, twist, or warp, and it holds a straight line through the wind that comes across Oklahoma City in every season. Custom cedar fence on steel posts is our standard for that reason, and over the life of the fence it costs less than replacing rotted wood posts every few years.
Styles we build most
Dog ear for a classic picket that sheds water off the top instead of catching it. Gothic point where you want something sharper on the skyline. Flat top with cap and trim for a finished, tailored line along a front yard. And whitewood on the same steel posts when cedar isn't in the budget, which is the option a lot of Oklahoma home builders reach for first.
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Fence and gate, matched
The drive gate doesn't have to match the picket exactly.
A lot of the cedar fence we build ends at a drive gate, and that gate doesn't have to be built from the same picket as the fence line. We regularly mix wood gates with iron gates on the same property: cedar panels running the property line, and an iron or steel-framed gate carrying the drive. The cantilever gate shown here rides on a steel frame clad in cedar, the same steel-post logic as the fence it opens onto.
If you want an electronic gate with full access control, or an iron gate built to match cedar panels on either side, we build that in the same shop that welds our fence posts. See what our ornamental iron shop can add to a wood fence line.
Four ways to top a cedar fence
Same steel posts underneath, four different picket lines on top.
- Dog ear
- The picket most Oklahoma City yards already have next door: corners clipped, tops even, built to shed rain instead of catching it.
- Gothic point
- A sharper picket top for a fence line that reads as more finished than a plain dog ear, without changing anything about the steel underneath it.
- Flat top, cap and trim
- A horizontal cap rail and trim board dress the top of the fence into a level, tailored line. It's the style we get asked for most on a front yard.
- Whitewood
- The economical alternative to cedar, and the picket a lot of Oklahoma home builders spec by default. Built on the same steel posts as our cedar fence.
Not every privacy line is cedar
Same steel-post approach, a lower-upkeep face.
This run went in for a homeowner who wanted the clean, solid look of a privacy fence without staining it every couple of years. It sits on the same steel-post principle as our cedar fence: the post carries the load, the face just has to look good and stay up. If you're weighing cedar against something lower maintenance, tell us what you want to spend on upkeep and we'll tell you honestly which one fits your yard.
“I hired Cook's Fence & Iron to repair my fence after a drunk driver took out part of my fence. They came out and gave an estimate. They were on time and on budget. They did what they said and said what they did.”
Gary B.
Built alongside a wood fence
Tell us the style and we'll come measure the posts.
Free estimates on every cedar and whitewood job, built on steel posts we set ourselves. Call (405) 681-2301or send the details and we'll get back to you.