Western Red Cedar Beams Uk

Western red cedar is light weight and soft timber contributes to low strength properties and compared with european redwood pinus sylvestris it is some 20 to 30 per cent inferior in bending strength and about 1 5 per cent less stiff.
Western red cedar beams uk. Order western red cedar wood with timber2udirect cut to any size with up to 3 6m lenghts. We buy an appearance grade cedar still big hunkin beams that can hold some load but you don t want to build a house on it. Collections monday to friday 8 30 15 30. 2 and better western red cedar lumber is a knotty grade that meets appearance requirements.
Light reddish brown to dark reddish brown in colour with a tight straight grain. Western red cedar posts beams in terms of architectural prowess few building materials have as much beautifying muscle as exposed real cedar beams. Important information regarding covid 19. Tools need to kept sharp when working to ensure a good finish.
Using western red cedar for building a deck fence siding or patio cover is a beautiful complement to your home. But perfect for pergolas gazebos arbors awnings and beams. Very easy to work but has a coarse texture and is relatively brittle which can cause splintering. It is also much less resistant to splitting and indentation on side grain than redwood.
It has structural qualities however we do not grade for that. These timbers can give instant street cred to industrial chic lofts add rustic charm to chalet inspired decor compliment clean lines in ultra modern settings and highlight the classical. Western red cedar is a very lightweight relatively soft timber. British western red cedar beams introduction british cedar beams in a frame iwood s home grown british cedar is a beautiful timber and is provided fresh sawn to your sizes from uk forests.
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