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.

Western Red Cedar is an attractive timber but it also has an unrivalled reputation for durability. It is ideal for use in the construction of sheds and other garden buildings. The superior qualities of Western Red Cedar are summed up in this extract from the grading rules published by The Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau: The largest and finest of the cedars produced anywhere in the world, the Western red cedar is famed for its extraordinary durability and resistance to decay.

Aside from the natural beauty and warm colors of Western Red Cedar that cannot be duplicated using any other wood, cedar has exceptional dimensional stability (resists cracking and warping), it has a superior thermal co-efficient than almost any other wood (cool to sit on even on a hot day), and it is very strong (80% the strength of oak!).

The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association makes up to date product and environmental information available at www.wrcla.org

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.

Maintenance of cedar decking depends on the type of stain applied. The darker the pigment, the longer mainentance can be delayed. In case of clear stains, maintenance should be yearly. In the case of darker semi-transparent stains, maintenance may occur every 2 years, depending on exposure to the elements. Western Red Cedar should be preservative treated if intended for use in applications where it comes in contact with the ground.

There are stringent requirements for the grade and type of wood that should be used to make a wooden tub, although these are not always adhered to by other manufacturers of wooden tubs . The wood must be naturally decay resistant and must swell enough to provide a good seal, but it must not swell so much that buckling occurs. No knots or sapwood (the lighter colored wood from the outer part of the tree) can be used, since the knots can leak and the sapwood will decay like any other white wood.

Most people use a transparent finish that protects and brings out Cedar's natural beauty. Finishes may be oil or water based. Click on http://www.timberprocoatings.com/ or http://www.nam.sikkens.com/ for further details.

Yellow cedar is about 15% stronger than red cedar, lasts longer in the ground, holds nails better and is more bug resistant. It is also more difficult to stain because of its tight grain and oil content. Red cedar is a much more porous wood and accepts a greater variety of stains. Red cedar also has less of a tendency to warp than yellow cedar. The cost is about the same for both in smaller dimensions, but yellow cedar timbers are considerably more expensive than red.

Yes, one coat of Cetol SRD can be used on fences. It can be brushed, rolled, or sprayed on. If sprayed or rolled, it should be back brushed.

Oak is al lot Harder, and accepts stains better. Pine is soft and mares easier, plus it sometimes doesn't stain evenly.

Hand split and re-sawn cedar shakes have a split face, which allows the natural grain to be exposed to the elements. They are thicker than shingles. Our BC cedar shingles are sawn on both faces and have a smooth face. Taper sawn shakes are sawn as well but are thicker than shingles and are applied like shakes.

Due to its restrictive license, it's in the non-free area. Moreover, since license does not even allow modified binaries to be distributed, you have to compile it yourself from the source and the Debian patches. The source package name is pine. You can use the pine-tracker package to be notified about when you need to upgrade. Note that there are many replacements for both pine and pico, such as mutt and nano, that are located in the main section.

The cedar in the U.P. has too much taper to it when building with full length logs. We can get Western Red Cedar if the customer would like it instead of pine.

All four products can be used in a box stall and or a pipe corral. It really depends on your stall situation and what you are trying to achieve. The following is a brief description of each products uses and benefits. quot;DRY STALL" is a naturally occurring highly absorbent lightweight volcanic aggregate. Due to its porosity, it is an ideal medium for aerating, softening, and draining your soil. Therefore, it came from the earth. It is all natural.

Mostly due to shipping costs, white cedar is a lower priced alternative for customers "in the east". Western Red Cedar is a wonderful species, with a very straight grain. The wood is light weight (24 lbs per cu ft or 385 kg/cu m) and has little shrinkage. Red Cedar has very high natural decay resistance and a characteristic odor that is famous around the world. Eastern White Cedar is a close relative of Western red cedar, genetically speaking.