The CSSB only deals with cedar shake and shingle roofing and sidewall queries. You should contact the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association at www.wrcla.org for more assistance.

Yes, but most times you need to install additional window and door trim to ensure that the product lies flush with windows and doors. Sometimes this additional trim requirement makes it less expensive to tear off the old siding and start from scratch. Look at the diagram in the CSSB's Exterior and Interior Wall Manual for more details.

Log siding gives the "Log Look" to your home, cedar siding is more contemporary - preference in taste AND appearance is the deciding factor of difference... Log siding is a horizontal siding, so it must be prepped and installed after you get it - making Log Siding vs Cedar Siding a choice of convenience vs. personal needs or tastes..

Western Red Cedar contains natural oils that act as a wood preservative to resist insect attack and decay. It exhibits high dimensional stability and contains no pitch. Properly pre-treated, installed, and maintained Western Red Cedar siding can enhance a home's exterior for 50-70 years.

Assuming local Building Official approval for this type of installation is obtained, you should use the length of nail recommended for that specific material. Add the thickness of the existing insulation and this gives you the nail length required for the fastener to penetrate ¾" or more into the sheathing. Refer to the CSSB's Exterior and Interior Wall Manual.

Although cedar is a natural durable species, leaving it untreated is not recommended because a finish or protective coating will greatly increase it's service life. Cedar is free of pitch and with its high degree of dimensional stability, it is the best of the softwoods for accepting paints, stains, oils and other coatings. Lakeside Lumber recommends an initial coat of high quality oil based primer on all four sides of the siding, followed by two coats of high quality 100% acrylic latex paint.

Our sheds normally come with a 5/8th inch pine siding, but if you plan on putting on vinyl or some other type of siding, we can put on OSB siding. OSB (chip board) is a little cheaper and better for vinyl siding. Just let us know when ordering that you plan on putting up your own siding.

There are multiple sources of help for faculty members. At Norfolk and Framingham, there is a BU Clerk, who is a prisoner and a current student or a graduate of the BU Prison Education Program. He or she is most helpful and knowledgeable in procedural questions. The students themselves will help orient you to the routines in place.

CSSB members have a long and proud history of helping worthy, charitable causes with product donations. Send the CSSB office a written request, attention Kelly Vaille, Marketing Coordinator. Your request should outline the project, the type and amount of product required, along with the expected publicity and community benefits. The CSSB will review your request, and if it, in its sole discretion, deems it to be of interest, will publish it in the upcoming member newsletter to request donations.

Certi-Guard® products will not affect the copper; the treatment seals any tannic acid into the shakes or shingles.

Answer: The program is specifically structured to enhance the areas of clinical practice, administration, education, and research. Core and elective courses focus on the development of knowledge and skills that are most in demand by both PTs and their current or prospective employers. Finally, having a doctoral degree has been noted by some PTs to increase their marketability in the work force.

We can help you find sources of information, but we cannot give advice on specific medical problems. Only your doctors and nurses have sufficient information to help you make decisions about care and treatment. If you are in doubt about the care you are getting, it is useful to get a second opinion. Medical record information is used to confirm and classify different types of particular diseases. As always, the information is kept strictly confidential and used only in statistical analyses.

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Cedar is light weight but very durable and is unique in its resistance to bugs and its ability to weather without treatment (unlike other species). No. White Cedar will last 25-30 years unfinished. There is no need to treat the wood, because it is naturally resistant to rot and pests. However, some people like a little color; for that, it is recommended that you stain the product (rather than to apply paint to it) in order to retain the natural protection of cedar.

In a way, it's almost no contest. When compared to wood, brick, stone, stucco, and metal sidings on the basis of initial cost, maintenance costs, appearance, durability and value, vinyl siding is clearly superior. Alside offers a broad range of vinyl siding products, so you can choose one that's easily affordable. Whichever you choose, you can expect the highest quality and lasting beauty. And Alside vinyl siding never needs painting or staining.

The accredited inspection agencies that perform inspection services at CSSB member manufacturers are independently owned and operated businesses. As such, and due to Federal Antitrust Law and other reasons, the CSSB is not able to require exclusive contracts from inspection agencies. Inspecting CSSB member only/and non-member products is a choice made by each inspection agency.