Today’s modern milling techniques provide the consumer with uniform, high quality cedar siding at prices competitive with imitations. There are many choices when it comes to siding. When selecting the type you prefer, it’s a good idea to look at siding on existing homes to help determine which will best suit your project.
The different sizes and grades of each type allow for many combinations and choices. LS Cedar provides virtually every type of cedar siding ever made. Our large inventory includes all standard patterns, and we custom manufacture many that are older and hard to find. We also run special patterns to meet architects’ specifications.
Clear Vertical Grain
This is the best grade available and is a favorite of LS Cedar customers. One hundred percent edge grain and virtually free of knots and defects, it will give a lifetime of service when properly applied and maintained. It can be used with either the smooth or resawn face exposed. Vertical grain minimizes cupping and warping, and holds finishes exceptionally well.
A & Better Clear
Also reversible and a very high quality grade, A & better allows “mixed” or flat grained pieces. Well suited for applications where clear wood is desired, but vertical grain is not necessary.
Essentially a falldown from the above grades, this product is graded for use on the saw textured face only. It is mixed grain and allows more characteristics than VG or A & Better.
Finger-jointed Clear
Made from short pieces glued together end for end, and pre-primed, finger-jointed bevel is available in ½ x 4, 1/2 x 6, ½ x 8, 3/4 x 8 and 3/4 x 10. Less expensive than VG or A & better, it is favored by builders, because it almost all 16 feet long.
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Rustic |
A & Better |
Clear Vertical Grain |
Pre-primed Finger-jointed |
1/2 x 4 |
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1/2 x 6 |
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1/2 x 8 |
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3/4 x 8 |
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3/4 x 10 |
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Knotty Bevel
There are many varying interpretations of the terms used to describe this category. Select knotty is represented by the Western Red Cedar Association as having sound tight knots. "Quality" knotty is a lower grade which allows "cut-outs", or defects that should be removed. Most select knotty grades allow a small percentage of quality knotty.
All of this can be confusing, and we like to keep it simple. LS Cedar sells only select knotty or better grades.
Knotty bevel is available unfinished, pre-primed, or pre-stained with the color of your choice.
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Bare |
Pre-primed |
11/16 x 6 |
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11/16 x 8 |
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3/4 x 8 |
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3/4 x 10 |
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7/8 x 10 |
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5/4 x 10 |
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5/4 x 12 |
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