| Cedar trees grow in the Pacific Northwest
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| | Cedar is used in many building products
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| of North America where weather is damp,
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| | including; siding, decking, fencing,
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| and where fungus, microorganisms, and
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| | shingles, gazebos, sheds, doors, windows,
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| insects subject trees to destructive
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| | blinds, shutters, and garden planters. As
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| conditions. Trees such as the cedar tree
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| | a decking lumber, cedar compares
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| have developed self-protective qualities
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| | favorably to pine and spruce, yet still
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| that allow the tree to fend off insects,
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| | cannot achieve the durability and
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| rot and temperature related stresses.
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| | maintenance free ease that composite
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| That makes cedar wood very useful as home
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| | decking offers. Cedar products can be
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| building material where humidity,
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| | left with out a finish or paint applied,
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| temperature, and cracking are a common
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| | however it will need periodic
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| problem.
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| | maintenance. In some cases, homeowners
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| The two primary areas where cedar trees
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| | want their cedar building products to be
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| are harvested are in Washington State and
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| | stained or painted in order to match
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| in British Columbia, Canada. Western Red
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| | their home's decor.
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| Cedar is the most preferred form of cedar
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| | Cedar is also used in house trim and
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| and is perfect for use as home cedar
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| | moulding. Again, it can be used, as it is
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| siding. As a building material, it comes
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| | natural with a stained finish or may be
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| in different grades of quality ranging
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| | specially primed and painted.
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| from clear or heartwood, to knotty.
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| | Beveled cedar siding produced by
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| Cedar Wood Benefits
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| | re-sawing lumber at an angle. This
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| Cedar wood has remarkable dimensional
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| | creates a board that is thicker on one
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| stability. This means the wood doesn't
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| | edge than the other. The usual cedar
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| change its size or dimension despite
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| | manufacturing process creates a board
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| weather, humidity or temperature
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| | with one face saw textured and the other
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| conditions. Many types of wood will warp
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| | face smooth.
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| when subjected to moisture, but cedar
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| | Bevel cedar siding is installed
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| stays straight and flat which makes it
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| | horizontally and gives an attractive
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| perfect for house siding. Many clear
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| | shadow line, which varies with the
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| cedar wood products can be stained and
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| | thickness of siding selected.
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| painted and not lose their beautiful
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| | Other Types of siding tries to mimic
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| grained appearance. Cedar siding too if
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| | Cedar's properties but none have been
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| painted expertly under the correct
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| | able to compare to cedar with its
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| conditions, will retain the grain texture
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| | richness of grain and texture and its
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| with a color that pleases the homeowner.
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| | ability to retain fasteners.
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| Cedar is a light, porous type of wood.
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| | CedarPrime Cedar Siding
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| This gives it a high insulating value
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| | CedarPrime home siding is a superior
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| perfect for use as a home siding product.
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| | quality cedar siding product that is
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| The porous wood also allows it to absorb
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| | primed under exacting, temperature and
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| noise. This can be beneficial when used
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| | humidity-controlled conditions. The end
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| as fencing or siding. These are two more
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| | result for the homeowner is a house
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| reasons why cedar siding is in such high
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| | siding that matches their home's exterior
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| demand. It is also an elegant and
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| | style and which will last for years. It
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| prestigious type of house finishing
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| | comes in a beveled design that allows
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| product that lasts a long time. Cedar
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| | improved installation. An alkyd oil-based
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| stands up to moisture, resisting rot and
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| | primer is used as the priming coat and is
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| resisting insect damage better than other
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| | applied to all six sides of the board. It
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| woods.
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| | comes in 16-foot lengths, perfect for
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| Cedar Building Products
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| | lessening butt joints in the siding wall.
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