Cedar Shake Siding Smooth Or Rough Side

The cedar i have is planed 3 sides and rough on one side.

Cedar shake siding smooth or rough side.

Cedar shakes are sawn and resawn 16 length 3 4 butts used for siding or roofing. Rough one side smooth on the other 33 smooth 2 smooth sanded 4 nominal thickness x width. Standard siding options are also available. Cedar shakes and shingles.

Boards are available from 1 2 to 5 4 thick with widths from 2 to 12. This is clapboard by the way not shakes. Siding product is cedar rough one side planed on the other. For the beleveld lap siding we used flood cwf on the rough side facing out.

The cedar siding on my house was installed smooth side out and painted in 1909. For greater project flexibility get reversible trim with the natural look of cedar on one side and a smooth finish on the other. Cedar texture or smooth soffit. 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.

Cedar shake siding provides a beautiful and natural looking material to finish a home s exterior. Log in or create an account to post a comment. Click to add item 3 4 x 10 red cedar bevel siding to the compare list. Seems to me most people use rough side out these days but most old siding i m familiar with is smooth not rough.

Since i have already had a problem with moths i hope the cedar will help with that. Lp smartside building soffits are a perfect. 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. Vinyl smart side brick siding engineered wood cement siding stone siding.

The boards were pre coated on all other sides before installation. On the sides that did not directly face the sun it s still in excellent shape. Both rough sawn and surfaced smooth textures are available to match the rest of your siding or to introduce contrast. The effect is somewhat old fashioned and traditional and blends in nicely in woodsy or rural settings.

For a traditional look that accentuates the architectural features of any home choose smooth finish. 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. Cedar shake siding and cedar shingle siding is the look most buyers crave when they consider real wood siding. They re made to provide all the luxurious beauty of traditional wood shingle siding installations without the required maintenance.