ABOUT CEDAR SIDING

Cedar siding is a popular wall finish for wood frame homes. Five main types are available: Bevel Cedar Siding, Tongue & Groove Cedar Siding, Lap Cedar Siding, and Board & Batten Cedar Siding. All are available in clear or knotty grades. They may be supplied as bare wood, or pre-stained or pre-painted in the factory.

Bevel Cedar Siding is the most widely used type. It is made by a second sawing of timber at an angle, to produce one edge thicker than the other. Bevel Cedar Siding is fixed horizontally, with boards overlapping, and gives a shadow line at the bottom of each board. Tongue & Groove Cedar Siding has one edge shaped as a tongue and the other as a groove, so that the boards can interlock. It can be installed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Lap Cedar Siding is shaped to allow boards to overlap neatly. A popular type is Channel Cedar Siding, in which a single board has a central groove giving the appearance of two boards. Board & Batten Cedar Siding is a vertical design which uses wide cedar siding boards, with narrower boards (known as battens) covering the joints.

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LEADING CEDAR SIDING MANUFACTURERS

Boston Cedar: cedar siding. Boston Cedar, based in Holbrook, Massachusetts, has been a distributor of cedar siding and other lumber products since 1985. Its Bevel in a Box cedar siding product is engineered from clear vertical grain Western Red Cedar. It features precision fitted finger jointings, which are more weather resistant and stronger than the surrounding wood. The Boston Cedar Bevel in a Box cedar siding is factory primed on all six sides. Boston Cedar also supplies traditional clapboard cedar siding. Dimensions ar 1/2 inch by 6 inch, in 16 foot lengths.

Michigan PreStain: cedar siding. Michigan PreStain, based in Wyoming, Michigan, specialises in the supply of pre-stained cedar siding, cedar shingles, log siding, fiber cement siding, and interior tongue & groove. Michigan PreStain claims that factory staining costs about half the amount of field staining, and has several advantages. The risk of shrink lines, lap marks, streaking, and overspray are eliminated. Coating adhesion is better than can be achieved when coating wood that has been allowed to weather. Cedar siding products include: Red Cedar Siding, White Cedar Siding, and Shingle Panels.

Cedar Siding Inc. Cedar Siding Incorporated, based in Rochelle, Illinois, is a leading finisher and distributor of cedar siding. Using modern coating methods, and computer-controlled ovens to cure the finishes, Cedar Siding Inc. produces cedar siding in a wide range of color finishes. 15 and 25 coating warranties are available. Brands carried by Cedar Siding Inc. include: SmartSide, WeatherBoards, Shakertown, Miratec, TufBoard, James Hardie Siding Products, Cabot, CedarSide, Cement Coat Plus, Cement Side, Maze Rails, Olympic, Prime Plus, and Quick Color.

USEFUL LINKS RELEVANT TO SIDING

About com: Exterior Siding Options

Doityourself.com article on Lumber & Siding

Siding & Window Dealers Association of Canada

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Wikipedia article on Siding

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT DIRECTORIES

We recommend the following professional construction directories, which include standard specifications, manufacturers' specs, and CAD details: 4Specs at www.4specs.com, Arcat at www.arcat.com, Arcom at www.arcomnet.com, Reed at www.reedfirstsource.com, Sweets at www.sweets.construction.com.

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