Western Red Cedar Cladding
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Valued for its natural durability, immaculate look, dimensional stability and thermal efficiency.
Application
Suitable for use on a range of building projects, including traditional and contemporary. Can be used in conjunction with Western Red Cedar Decking (specified separately).
Please note that the product will weather to a silver-grey if left untreated.
Description
PEFC™ certified Western Red Cedar (softwood) cladding. Slow grown in The Pacific North West of Canada, and sourced from leading sawmills.
Features and benefits:
- Available in a wide range of configurations.
- Sustainable softwood.
- High performance.
- Has natural colour tones ranging from cream and dark chocolate-brown to salmon pink.
- Provides an aesthetically pleasing, clean appearance.
- Low density.
- Makes a good thermal insulator.
- Lightweight and easy to handle.
- Maintenance free due to the naturally occurring compound thujaplicins, and water-soluble phenolics which act as preservatives.
- Dimensionally stable due to its low density and low shrinkage factor; will therefore resist warping and twisting.
- PEFC™ certified.
- Durability class 2 according to BS EN 350-2.
Applications:
Suitable for use on a range of building projects, including traditional and contemporary. Can be used in conjunction with Western Red Cedar Decking (specified separately).
Please note that the product will weather to a silver-grey if left untreated.
General information
Shape | Any profile in Millworks range |
Color | Range of salmon pink, creams to dark brown, if left unprotected it will age to silver/grey. MillCoat is a range of factory applied coatings that protect the timber colour or accelerate the silver/grey look Range of salmon pink, creams to dark brown, if left unprotected it will age to silver/grey, millcoat is a range of factory applied coatings that protect the timber colour or accelerate the silver/grey look |
Finish | Burnt Factory finished, clear UV Factory finished, OrganoWood® (silver/ grey) Factory finished, RAL (any colour) Guidance for specification option: Insert requirements. Fine-sawn |
Material | Timber |
Size | 19 x 4880 x 70 mm 19 x 4880 x 143 mm 19 x 4880 x 93 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | H21/10 Vertical timber weatherboarding H21/110 Vertical timber weatherboarding H21/111 Horizontal timber weatherboarding H21/115 Vertical timber weatherboarding H21/116 Horizontal timber weatherboarding H21/15 Horizontal timber weatherboarding |
SKU Code | unknown |
Product range |
Specification data - Softwood weatherboards
Classification data | |
Product Reference | Western Red Cedar Cladding |
Type | |
Grade | No. 2 Clear and Better Guidance for specification option: High quality. Limited knots. This results in a consistent, seamless appearance. No. 2 Clear and Better (15% No. 4) Guidance for specification option: Combination of grades. Allows the aesthetically pleasing pieces to be prominently placed. No. 2 Clear and Better, Vertical Grain (VG) Guidance for specification option: Hand graded and ‘quarter sawn’ to produce growth rings in a vertical orientation. No. 4 Clear Guidance for specification option: Larger and a higher amount of knots. |
Profile | MW-1 MW-2 MW-2 II MW-3 MW-4 MW-5 MW-5 II MW-6 MW-7 MW-9 MW-10 MW-11 |
Finish | Burnt Factory finished, clear UV Factory finished, OrganoWood® (silver/ grey) Factory finished, RAL (any colour) Guidance for specification option: Insert requirements. Fine-sawn Planed |
Trims | Not required 19 x 43 mm 19 x 93 mm 19 x 143 mm 44 x 44 mm 44 x 93 mm |
Fire retardant treatment | Not required Fire retardant treatment (FRX Exterior) Guidance for specification option: Complies with the National Building Regulations where Euroclass B or C fire performance is required. Fire retardant treatment (HR-Prof) Guidance for specification option: Complies with Euroclass B or C for spread of flame, and offers a quicker, cheaper option. Fire retardant treatment (NON-COM) Guidance for specification option: Complies with the Building Regulations, and accepted by the National House Building Council (NHBC) for exterior cladding. |
Standard product features | Density: 390 kg/m³. Recommended fixings: Stainless-steel cladding fixings should be used (natural oils in the timber have a corrosive effect on ferrous metals). Consult manufacturer for further details. |
Product Options | Type: - Profile: See manufacturer's literature for profile diagrams/ visual differentiations. MW-1:
MW-2/ MW-2 II:
MW-3/ MW-4:
MW-5/ MW5 II:
MW-6:
MW-7:
MW-9:
MW-10:
MW-11:
Please note that when the overall width is, for example, 143 mm, the exposed face size will be 125 mm. Board size: Insert width as indicated above. Consult manufacturer for details on available lengths. Colour/ Finish: Coatings provide UV protection. Boards are coated to all four sides for increased durability and stability. Consult manufacturer for further guidance. Fire retardant treatment: - Fire retardant treatment (FRX Exterior): Applied under controlled conditions in a vacuum pressure timber impregnation plant. - Fire retardant treatment (HR-Prof): Can be applied on-site. - Fire retardant treatment (NON-COM): Applied under controlled conditions in a vacuum pressure timber impregnation plant. |
Product certifications
- PEFC™: Certificate: PEFC/16-37-2002