Mike Knox, left, and Jeff Waller install a bamboo fence panel at a home in East Dallas. Knox and Waller own Bamboo Builder's Supply in Frisco, Texas.

Once pressure-treated 4x4 posts and runners are installed place the bamboo pickets are screwed in place.

Bamboo fence pickets are strong and durable and should last 20 years.

Four-by-four posts are set in concrete just like most wood fences. Bamboo sections are then screwed into place.

Once the eight-foot bamboo sections are screwed into place the pickets are as strong as cedar.