[Matt in Dallas TX]

90% of most wood we see is cedar

new construction = .90 sqft

restore = $1.10 - $2.15

Jeff,
we get a lot of those people to your talking about too (Here in Dallas,TX). All people care about nowdays is price. I've done the same as you, explain, show pictures, educate, it all seems to go in one ear and out the other.
Then I drive back by a week or two later and see exactly what your talking about, some fly by night contractor did it for like a 1/3 of what I was going to charge only to ruin what could have been a great deck or fence.
I wanna go back and say..told you so. But that wouldnt be professional. I tell myself, hopefully thats their "learning experince" and next time they'll understand......but probably not.