Cedar Lap Siding Grades

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Cedar lap siding grades.

Pattern sidings clear 4 in tongue and groove cedar siding with light brown semi transparent stain. Clear grades are manufactured to order. Western red cedar exterior siding or cladding comes in a spectrum of patterns including the one that is just right for your home s style and your budget. This is an architect grade.

Clear and knotty or stk. Highest grade fewest knots is the top of the line wood. Cedar siding grades clear cedar. The problem is water.

Cedar is also graded based on appearance which is called appearance grade or select lumber. Channel siding is normally supplied in unseasoned knotty grades. The two most common patterns for lap siding are going to be shiplap with a center match pattern or channel rustic. For specific western red cedar siding grades please visit the siding grading page.

Our stk tight knot grade. Western red cedar siding grades. Knotty cedar presents a more rustic appearance and is typically supplied green unseasoned in the. Near clear has very few very tiny knots and a median price point for the knot so fond.

Lap sidings can come in a variety of different sizes patterns and grades. Saw textured the saw textured surface. Clear cedar has a limited number of natural characteristics and is specified when appearance of the. Within each of these varieties the cedar is given a letter grade such as d and better or c and better.

Appearance grade is primarily for non structural lumber under 2 thick. Just like in school the higher the letter the better quality it is with a representing the very finest cedar siding. The face side is saw textured. Commonly available sizes are 1 x6 1 x8 and 1 x10.

Lap sidings are normally supplied in a variety of patterns either green unseasoned or dry in clear or knotty grades and with a smooth or saw textured face. This is the rarest. Tongue and groove siding is manufactured in clear grades suitable for a more formal elegant appearance particularly when pieces are smooth faced knotty grades are in demand for their smart casual look. C and better clear.

1x8 dutch lap cedar siding customer select grade mill pre stained and drying on racks. Appearance grades use letters a through d with a being the highest grade.