Cedar Shake Siding Smooth Or Rough Side

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Cedar shake siding smooth or rough side.

The cedar siding on my house was installed smooth side out and painted in 1909. Cedar texture or smooth soffit. Cedar shake siding and cedar shingle siding is the look most buyers crave when they consider real wood siding. Cedar shakes are sawn and resawn 16 length 3 4 butts used for siding or roofing.

The property is 1770 s and while i don t know the exact age of this barn it has a lot of timber sawn on reciprocating mills so it is probably pre 1830. This is clapboard by the way not shakes. Cedar shakes are slim hand cut pieces of wood that give the outside of the house a rustic look. To give your home the benefit of greater energy efficiency architectural classics when used with fullback siding insulation can reduce energy costs and deliver added comfort.

The effect is somewhat old fashioned and traditional and blends in nicely in woodsy or rural settings. Cedar shake siding provides a beautiful and natural looking material to finish a home s exterior. Both rough sawn and surfaced smooth textures are available to match the rest of your siding or to introduce contrast. Since i have already had a problem with moths i hope the cedar will help with that.

I am going to make some brood boxes this winter and decided to experiment with wood other than pine. When making a selection below to narrow your results. I am going to make a few cedar catalpa and maybe sassafras boxes and seal them with exterior water base polyurethane to let the wood grains show. Siding product is cedar rough one side planed on the other.

Log in or create an account to post a comment. The cedar i have is planed 3 sides and rough on one side. Click to add item 3 4 x 10 red cedar bevel siding to the compare list. Cedar shakes and shingles.

For a traditional look that accentuates the architectural features of any home choose smooth finish. Rough one side smooth on the other 33 smooth 2 smooth sanded 4 nominal thickness x width. Boards are available from 1 2 to 5 4 thick with widths from 2 to 12. On the sides that did not directly face the sun it s still in excellent shape.

They re made to provide all the luxurious beauty of traditional wood shingle siding installations without the required maintenance. Seems to me most people use rough side out these days but most old siding i m familiar with is smooth not rough. The boards were pre coated on all other sides before installation. Standard siding options are also available.