A Cedar Privacy Fence for Ray Glass in Galveston, TX
Ray wanted a sturdy, attractive cedar fence for privacy and security. Here is the fence Mustang built him — concrete-set posts, panels spaced and aligned with care, finished with a weather-resistant stain — and the sourced reason spacing and finish work together on cedar.
Mustang Fencing built a cedar privacy fence for Ray Glass in Galveston, TX. Posts were dug deep and secured with concrete, panels were attached with uniform spacing and alignment, and the cedar was finished with a weather-resistant stain that protects against moisture damage.
Sources: this project’s own documented facts; USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook FPL-GTR-282 (2021), Ch. 4 & Ch. 16. Checked November 3, 2026.
The job: a cedar privacy fence, set and finished with care
Ray Glass wanted a fence for his Galveston home that was sturdy and attractive, with privacy and security in mind. Mustang Fencing recommended cedar for its natural resistance to moisture, pests and weather — well suited to a coastal property. A property inspection and measurements set the layout before any digging started.
Post holes were dug deep for stability, and the cedar posts were aligned and secured with concrete. The panels went up next, attached with uniform spacing and alignment, and finished with a weather-resistant stain that enhances the cedar’s look while protecting it from moisture damage.
Why spacing and finish work together on cedar
Cedar moves with humidity — it swells and shrinks as moisture content changes through the seasons — and it does not move the same amount in every direction. USDA’s Forest Products Laboratory measures western redcedar’s shrinkage at roughly twice as much across the growth rings (tangential) as across the rings’ radius (radial). That uneven movement is why installers pay attention to spacing and alignment at the time of installation, and it is also why a weather-resistant finish matters beyond looks: a well-maintained finish slows how fast the wood takes on or gives up moisture, which USDA notes makes warping and cupping less likely.
How unevenly cedar moves with humidity, by direction
Western redcedar’s measured shrinkage from green to oven-dry, by direction through the board. Tangential movement (across the growth rings) is roughly double radial (across the rings’ radius) — the reason flat-sawn boards are more prone to cupping than splitting lengthwise.
Fence post concrete calculator
A straight-geometry estimate of how much concrete a run of fence posts needs: cylinder volume for each hole, minus the post itself. Not a quote — waste, frost depth and soil conditions are not included.
Arithmetic: per hole, (π × (diameter/2)² × depth) − (post width² × depth), converted to cubic feet, times the number of posts. Add extra for waste and over-dig.
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Sources
Checked November 3, 2026. Rules change, so confirm with the City before you build.
- USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook FPL-GTR-282 (2021), Table 4-3 — Measured shrinkage values (radial, tangential, volumetric) for western redcedar, green to oven-dry moisture content.
- USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook FPL-GTR-282 (2021), Ch. 16 (p.396) — Explains that a well-maintained finish slows water movement in wood, making warping, cupping and surface checks less likely.
Want a cedar fence built to handle Galveston’s humidity?
We’ll talk through spacing, alignment and finish before any order goes on a written estimate.