Western Red Cedar Lumber Grades
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Western red cedar lumber grades. The cedar lumber is sound well manufactured and its characteristics do not detract from the wood s fine appearance. All aspects of manufacturing and quality control are performed to the highest standards of the lumber industry. Cedar is also graded based on appearance which is called appearance grade or select lumber. Clear and knotty or stk.
Appearance grade is primarily for non structural lumber under 2 thick. Appearance grades use letters a through d with a being the highest grade. Its fine grained appearance will meet the needs of the most demanding clients. A and better clear grade western red cedar the western red cedar lumber association describes this grade as permitting somewhat more imperfections than clear heart but still restricted to pieces with excellent appearance.
We offer a wide variety of species such as. No 2 better a grade offered generally for western red cedar timbers and beams when the finest quality rough lumber is desired. Western red cedar decking grades wrcla architect clear the ultimate in durability and appearance. Using western red cedar for building a deck fence siding or patio cover is a beautiful complement to your home.
Western red cedar naturally presents with a wide spectrum of colors from tan to chocolate brown to straw or even bright white and the color variation is not part of the grading process. Rough sawn tight knot cedar grades are the most common but western red cedar is also available in clear grades which contain very few knots and are usually planed for a smooth finish. Oak poplar maple cherry and aye better a btr cedar. The wood is light durable and easy to work with.
There are also two other terms under appearance grade cedar. In general the grades referred to herein are rough sawn. D and better clear western red cedar grade this is a high quality graded lumber that acording to the wwpa has many of the fine appearances of c select grade is between the higher finishing grades and the board grades as many pieces have a finish appearance on one side the reverse side showing larger or more numerous characteristics. Finish grade lumber is the material used to beautify or enhance many projects.
While the color variations may give western red cedar the appearance of other wood species like walnut or pine its durability is unaffected as the lumber.