The cedar lumber is sound well manufactured and its characteristics do not detract from the wood s fine appearance.
Western red cedar lumber grades.
Remember that rough cedar will take a stain better than smooth cedar so you will have less maintenance if you choose rough sawn over smooth textured cedar.
No 2 better a grade offered generally for western red cedar timbers and beams when the finest quality rough lumber is desired.
In general the grades referred to herein are rough sawn.
The wood is light durable and easy to work with.
Appearance grade is primarily for non structural lumber under 2 thick.
Perfect for making any project look great mccabe lumber is your source for high quality beautiful finish grade lumber.
Clear and knotty or stk.
Depending upon size western red cedar is classified as light framing structural joists and planks beams and stringers or posts and timbers.
Oak poplar maple cherry and aye better a btr cedar.
Using western red cedar for building a deck fence siding or patio cover is a beautiful complement to your home.
Finish grade lumber is the material used to beautify or enhance many projects.
Appearance grades use letters a through d with a being the highest grade.
We offer a wide variety of species such as.
Its fine grained appearance will meet the needs of the most demanding clients.
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.
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.
There are also two other terms under appearance grade cedar.
Western red cedar is naturally decay and bug resistant and it doesn t bleed like other woods which makes it perfect for stains sealers and paints.
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.
Western red cedar decking grades wrcla architect clear the ultimate in durability and appearance.
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.