Clear siding gives premium quality appearance and is ideal for prestigious upmarket applications.
Cedar grades siding.
Western red cedar exterior siding or cladding comes in a spectrum of patterns including the one that is just right for your home s style and your budget.
Knotty siding has warmth and casual charm and is ideal for homes cottages club houses and applications where a rustic appearance is desired.
Western red cedar siding is a beautiful affordable and environmentally friendly siding choice.
For specific western red cedar siding grades please visit the siding grading page.
When properly finished and maintained your knotty cedar bevel siding will perform admirably for many years.
Clear grades of western red cedar bevel siding clear bevel siding is graded for smooth face use with the exception of rustic which is graded for saw textured use only.
Clear cedar refers to a better cedar and is free of almost all knots but it isn t 100 free of knots.
Grade description grading rule paragraph1 clear v g.
Structurally speaking knotty grades of cedar siding are still an excellent and durable choice they just have a more casual rustic appearance to them than clear cedar siding does.
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Cedar siding is actually less maintenance than you think and there s many reasons why you should use cedar for your next siding project.
Appearance grade is primarily for non structural lumber under 2 thick.
Cedar of all the foregoing grades and surface textures is manufactured by members of the western red cedar lumber association wrcla.
If you want an informal natural feel to your home knotty cedar siding could be the best choice for you.
To ensure that the cedar you specify meets the appropriate grade be certain to specify wrcla member production.
We actually picked it up ourselves on friday at the abf terminal.
There are also two other terms under appearance grade cedar.
Appearance grades use letters a through d with a being the highest grade.
This brochure will help you to select the right grade for the job.
Clear and knotty or stk.
All clear v g heart wclib 106 aa grade is sawn vertical grain.
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Western red cedar siding is available in clear and knotty grades.