Cedar Fence Installation in St. Louis Park, MN
Cedar fencing built and finished for St. Louis Park homes, with the grade, board style, and post depth chosen for your yard rather than pulled off a truck.
- Locally owned & family operated
- Fast 1–2 day installation on most residential projects
- Lifetime warranty on installed posts
- Locally owned & family operated
- Fast 1–2 day installation on most residential projects
- Lifetime warranty on installed posts
Cedar Fencing Built for St. Louis Park Winters
Snow piles against a fence and sits there for months, which is hard on most wood and barely registers with cedar. The wood makes its own oils that rot, and insects want nothing to do with it, so both Western red and Northern white cedar carry heartwood rated very high for decay resistance. Northern white has gone into fence posts around the Great Lakes for over a century for exactly that reason, no pressure treatment required.
Getting through a St. Louis Park winter also means holding shape through dozens of freeze and thaw cycles, and that comes down to species and grade. Western red runs denser and harder, 370 kilograms per cubic meter and 1,560 newtons on the Janka scale against 350 and 1,420 for Northern white, so it dents less and holds its shape better across a six-foot run. Select Tight Knot grade matters just as much, since those knots stay put instead of dropping out and leaving holes in your screen. We name both in your quote.
Satisfied Customers
★★★★★
These guys do phenomenal work. We have a huge backyard and we we’re expecting them to take a few days, they ended up getting it all done in a day and it looked absolutely stunning! One small issue was when the inspector came out after, it was just barely over the property line on one side. Dave and his team came out and took down and reinstalled to make sure we were within our property line right away. Fantastic communication, quick service and exceptional work. I would recommend Next Day Fence to anyone and everyone.
★★★★★
We had new Fences installed here in our Doggie Daycare interior play room, and the team was fast, professional and the product delivered was second to none. Great job guys!! I highly recommend this company if you have any fencing needs large or small. You can trust Next Day Fences will not disappoint! I’d use them again in a heartbeat. ~ Thank you!
Our Cedar Fencing Options in St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park requires the structural side of a fence, meaning the posts and rails, to face your own property, with the finished face toward your neighbor or the street. Cedar is where that rule gets interesting, because two of these four styles satisfy it from both directions at once.
Board-on-Board
Overlapping vertical boards with no gaps, mounted so rails stay hidden. It reads as finished from both yards, which settles the orientation question permanently, and the overlap absorbs seasonal movement rather than opening gaps. The most private cedar option we build.
Shadowbox
Boards alternate from one side of the rail to the other, so the fence looks the same from either yard and air passes through it. Popular along shared lines where both neighbors are looking at it. Slightly less private than board-on-board, and more forgiving in wind.
Solid Privacy
Boards butt tight against each other on one face. The least expensive way to a full screen, and the style where facing direction genuinely matters, since the rails show on the back. We set it so your side carries the structure, as the city requires.
Spaced Picket
Shorter boards with deliberate gaps, suited to front yards where St. Louis Park caps height at four feet. It defines a boundary without closing in a small lot, and symmetrical pickets look intentional from either approach.
Every style above goes in through the same cedar fence installation process, and we walk your yard before recommending one.
Where Cedar Fences Fail in Minnesota Ground
Cedar almost never rots in the middle of a board. It goes at the ground line, in the few inches where the post meets wet soil and air at the same time, and it goes there whether the wood above is perfect or not.
Depth is the first defense. Hennepin County sits in the state code’s 42-inch frost zone, and posts set any shallower get lifted a little every winter until the line goes crooked and the gates stop closing. The second is what happens in the hole, where backfill either sheds water away from the post or cups it and holds moisture against the grain all season. That is why our lifetime warranty covers installed posts. They decide how long everything above them lasts.
Cedar Care and Fence Replacement in St. Louis Park
Two jobs come up constantly in a city this established, and both have a St. Louis Park wrinkle worth knowing about before you start.
Staining Cedar Before the Weather Finds It
Cedar left bare goes silver, then gray, then brittle, and Minnesota accelerates all three. Cedar fence staining seals the grain against moisture that freezes, expands, and splits boards from the inside. New cedar needs a season to dry before its first coat, and existing fences take one every few years, which is far cheaper than replacing panels that cupped and cracked.
Replacing Panels, Posts, and Whole Runs
The permit rule catches people here. Swapping a damaged board is free and unregulated, but replacing a panel or a post requires a permit just as a new fence does, which surprises homeowners partway through a weekend project. We check the existing line against current heights and the visibility triangle before quoting, since a fence built decades ago may no longer sit where the code now allows.
What St. Louis Park Requires for a Cedar Fence
A permit comes before the build here, and the city’s fence requirements shape cedar jobs in a few specific ways:
- Nearly every cedar job is permitted work. The rule reaches past new builds to cover swapping a single panel or post. Only board replacement escapes it. Budget $55 for the 2026 application.
- Six feet to the side and rear. That sets panel height for a standard privacy run.
- Four feet in front. Which is why picket is the cedar style that works there.
- Past six feet, everything changes. You need an engineer’s sign-off and a building permit instead.
- Structural side faces you. Board-on-board and shadowbox sidestep the issue entirely.
- Thirty inches at the corner. Nothing taller stands inside a corner lot’s visibility triangle.
- An inspection before posts go in. Corner irons exposed, string run, placement confirmed.
We prepare the application, handle the inspection, and file locates through Gopher State One Call before anyone digs.
Not Set on Cedar? Here’s What Else We Build
Cedar is what most people call us about, but it is not the only thing we put up around here. If you are still weighing options, this is the rest of what our St. Louis Park fence crews install.
Chain Link Fencing
The budget option, and the one that asks nothing of you once it is up. No staining, no sealing, no gray phase to decide about. It keeps sightlines open too, which helps on smaller lots and at corners where the city caps height at 30 inches.
Ornamental Steel Fence
For people who want cedar’s presence without cedar’s upkeep. Powder coating handles rust and road salt for years without a brush ever touching it, and four feet is exactly what St. Louis Park allows out front.
Vinyl Fencing
Privacy like cedar, maintenance like almost nothing. Vinyl holds its color instead of weathering to gray, and six feet sits right at the city’s side and rear limit. The look is less natural; the upkeep is close to zero.
Fence Replacement & Repair
Already have a fence that leans, sags, or is down a few panels? We fix what is worth saving and replace what is not, in cedar or anything else on this list.
Our Process
Every cedar fence we put up moves through these four steps. The same fence installation service covers the other materials too, so the sequence does not change if you switch.
1. Initial Consultation
You contact us and share your needs, priorities, and property goals. We provide clear recommendations and practical fence solutions based on your layout, budget, and use.
2. On-Site Assessment
We schedule a free on-site visit to take measurements, identify obstacles, review your yard conditions, and explain the installation method so you know exactly what you’re getting.
3. Proposal & Approval
You receive a clear, detailed proposal with no confusion or hidden details. Once approved, we move straight into scheduling.
4. Permit, Inspection, and Build
We handle permits, utility marking, and any required inspections, then build to the approved layout.
Why St. Louis Park Homeowners Choose Next Day Fences
Cedar hides shortcuts well. The wrong grade, shallow posts, or boards facing the wrong way all look fine on install day and tell a different story by year four. Cedar has been most of our work since 2021, here and across the other cities we cover.
- Cedar grade and board style specified in writing, matched to the finished-side rule
- Posts set to Hennepin County’s 42-inch frost depth and backfilled to drain
- Permit filed with your site plan, inspection scheduled and attended
- Gopher State One Call locates filed before digging
- Lifetime warranty on installed posts
- 5 to 10 year craftsmanship warranty
- Most residential installations done in one to two days
None of that is visible once the fence is up. All of it decides what the fence looks like a decade from now.
Speak with Cedar Fence Installation Contractors in St. Louis Park, MN
Most people call already knowing they want cedar. Everything after that, which boards, how tall, which way it faces, is the part we’re here to figure out with you.
So give us a call, and we’ll come take a look. We’ll stand in the yard with you, tell you straight what St. Louis Park will let you build, show you what each style runs, and leave you with a real number. Nothing to decide while we’re standing there. Whenever you’re ready, our cedar fence installers in St. Louis Park would be glad to get started.
St. Louis Park Cedar Fencing FAQs
1. How long does a cedar fence last in Minnesota?
Cedar heartwood is rated very high for natural decay resistance, so the boards outlast most people's expectations. Lifespan comes down to post depth and finish, which is why we set posts 42 inches down and recommend staining every few years.
2. Which cedar board style should I choose?
Board-on-board for maximum privacy, shadowbox where both neighbors face the fence, solid privacy for the best price, and spaced picket for front yards capped at four feet. We recommend one after seeing the yard.
3. Do I need a permit for a cedar fence in St. Louis Park?
Yes, and the rule is broader than most people expect. Even pulling one rotted post and putting a new one in counts as permitted work. The 2026 application runs $55, and we file it as part of the job.
4. Should I stain new cedar right away?
No. New cedar needs a season to dry before it will take a finish properly. After that, staining every few years keeps water out of the grain and slows the shift to gray.
5. How soon can you start?
Build time on most residential cedar runs is one to two days. Add the permit turnaround ahead of that, plus the city's mid-project inspection, which lands after we dig and before we set.