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Planed Western Red Cedar board showing the grainThuja plicata
Softwood · Lightweight cladding

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

The classic lightweight cladding softwood — naturally durable, non-resinous and dimensionally stable, weathering from warm reddish-brown to the silver-grey architects prize.

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Density
≈370 kg/m³
at 12% moisture
Durability
Class 2
Durable
Workability
Good
Soft — sharp tools
Movement
Small
Small movement
Origin
Pacific N. America
Responsibly sourced
The material

Light, and it lasts.

Light enough to handle single-handed and durable without treatment; left alone it weathers from warm red-brown to the silver-grey architects ask for by name.

Straight-grained and rather coarse-textured with a prominent growth-ring figure and non-resinous. Fresh heartwood varies from dark chocolate-brown to salmon-pink, sometimes variegated, maturing to reddish-brown and ultimately a sought-after silver-grey.

Exterior boarding and cladding, shingles, greenhouse and shed construction, interior finishing, beehives, poles, posts and fencing.

Cedar-clad elevation where weathered silver-grey meets fresh red-brown
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The m³ shown is the exact volume of the sizes you’ve entered. Your timber is cut for the best yield from the material we hold, so the volume we supply is normally a little over that figure — your quote confirms what we’ll supply.

No minimum order value, and delivery is free across our region. We prioritise by order value, so once your order is ready most go out within two working days, and smaller orders are typically with you inside seven. Machined and cut-to-order items carry their own lead time, confirmed on your quote.

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