Custom Home Building Advice : Why Western Red Cedar?
Why Build Your Timber Frame or Post and Beam Home with Western Red Cedar?
Western Red Cedar is a wood of extraordinary beauty.
Its rich grain is showcased in a wide spectrum of warm tones ranging from light honey to deep reddish brown. It is also aromatic with the subtle, sweet fragrance of the forest.
Cedar is highly practical to live in. It is one of the most long-lasting woods in the world. It has natural preservatives that deter both insects and decay. The wood of a fallen tree often remains undamaged for a century after it has fallen. The wood’s loose cellular structure creates interior air spaces that give it an insulation value higher than most other woods, and significantly higher than concrete or brick.Homes built with cedar siding, ceilings or paneling tend to stay cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. These air spaces also give cedar very goodsound absorption qualities, making your home a quiet retreat.
Building with cedar is also very rewarding. Its enviable cellular structure makes it lightweight, therefore very easy to handle, cut, saw and nail. Its grain is dimensionally stable and straight, naturally resisting splitting, cupping and warping. Cedar is also free of pitch and resin so paints and stains readily adhere to it for easy finishing.
The Western Red Cedar timber used by Cedar Designs comes from professionally managed forests, where controlled harvests, reforestation programs and natural regeneration ensure the everlasting legacy of this remarkable wood.
Western Cedar's Top 10
- Beautiful- Naturally Durable
- Dimensionally Stable
- Straight Grain
- Natural Insulation
- Sound Absorption
- Easy to Cut, Saw & Nail
- Free of Pitch & Resin
- Wide Range of Applications
- Lasting Value
Western Red Cedar is a wood of extraordinary beauty.
Its rich grain is showcased in a wide spectrum of warm tones ranging from light honey to deep reddish brown. It is also aromatic with the subtle, sweet fragrance of the forest.
Cedar is highly practical to live in. It is one of the most long-lasting woods in the world. It has natural preservatives that deter both insects and decay. The wood of a fallen tree often remains undamaged for a century after it has fallen. The wood’s loose cellular structure creates interior air spaces that give it an insulation value higher than most other woods, and significantly higher than concrete or brick.Homes built with cedar siding, ceilings or paneling tend to stay cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. These air spaces also give cedar very goodsound absorption qualities, making your home a quiet retreat.
Building with cedar is also very rewarding. Its enviable cellular structure makes it lightweight, therefore very easy to handle, cut, saw and nail. Its grain is dimensionally stable and straight, naturally resisting splitting, cupping and warping. Cedar is also free of pitch and resin so paints and stains readily adhere to it for easy finishing.
The Western Red Cedar timber used by Cedar Designs comes from professionally managed forests, where controlled harvests, reforestation programs and natural regeneration ensure the everlasting legacy of this remarkable wood.
Western Cedar's Top 10
- Beautiful- Naturally Durable
- Dimensionally Stable
- Straight Grain
- Natural Insulation
- Sound Absorption
- Easy to Cut, Saw & Nail
- Free of Pitch & Resin
- Wide Range of Applications
- Lasting Value
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