Hi,

I am planning a new extension on my house, and this will include some cedar cladding.

I believe there is a range of different wood/supplier qualities. If any of you have knowledge of this topic, I would appreciate tips on which makes are good, or bad.

The cladding will (I reckon) be nailed or screwed to treated battens fixed to blockwork. What things need to be considered in this fixing method?

Thanks in advance.

Chris

On Sunday 01 December 2013 15:19 wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Hi,

I am planning a new extension on my house, and this will include some
cedar cladding.

I believe there is a range of different wood/supplier qualities. If any of
you have knowledge of this topic, I would appreciate tips on which makes
are good, or bad.

The cladding will (I reckon) be nailed or screwed to treated battens fixed
to blockwork. What things need to be considered in this fixing method?

Thanks in advance.

Chris

Western red is probably the one you want to ask for.

I chose that for my gutterboards (being something that gets wet, is
difficult to paint effectively and a ******* to replace).

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In message , Tim Watts
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On Sunday 01 December 2013 15:19 wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Hi,

I am planning a new extension on my house, and this will include some
cedar cladding.

I believe there is a range of different wood/supplier qualities. If any of
you have knowledge of this topic, I would appreciate tips on which makes
are good, or bad.

The cladding will (I reckon) be nailed or screwed to treated battens fixed
to blockwork. What things need to be considered in this fixing method?

Thanks in advance.

Chris

Western red is probably the one you want to ask for.

I chose that for my gutterboards (being something that gets wet, is
difficult to paint effectively and a ******* to replace).

Also, if you intend to paint, do it before you fit the boards or do it
again when they have shrunk!


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Tim Lamb

On Sunday 01 December 2013 18:34 Tim Lamb wrote in uk.d-i-y:

In message , Tim Watts
writes
On Sunday 01 December 2013 15:19 wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Hi,

I am planning a new extension on my house, and this will include some
cedar cladding.

I believe there is a range of different wood/supplier qualities. If any
of you have knowledge of this topic, I would appreciate tips on which
makes are good, or bad.

The cladding will (I reckon) be nailed or screwed to treated battens
fixed to blockwork. What things need to be considered in this fixing
method?

Thanks in advance.

Chris

Western red is probably the one you want to ask for.

I chose that for my gutterboards (being something that gets wet, is
difficult to paint effectively and a ******* to replace).

Also, if you intend to paint, do it before you fit the boards or do it
again when they have shrunk!



And beware - cedar does something funky to its surface when it has weathered
so you'll probably want to paint it (I used Sadolin Classic microporous)
before that happens - withing a few months at least.


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http://www.sensorly.com/ Crowd mapping of 2G/3G/4G mobile signal coverage

replying to Tim Watts , Clyde Vella wrote:
tw+usenet wrote:

On Sunday 01 December 2013 18:34 Tim Lamb wrote in uk.d-i-y:
And beware - cedar does something funky to its surface when it has
weathered

so you'll probably want to paint it (I used Sadolin Classic microporous)
before that happens - withing a few months at least.
--
Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://squiddy.blog.dionic.net/
http://www.sensorly.com/ Crowd mapping of 2G/3G/4G mobile signal coverage



Tim's right - although Western Red Cedar is definitely the way to go, it
doesn't always weather evenly. Mostly because of variations in moisture
and UV hitting different areas. At Silva Timber we suggest using a
finishing product like Tim suggested. I really recommend using Sansin - it
comes in a huge number of different colour tones and has the good
qualities of both oil & water based finishing.

With regards to the timber itself, there are three main industry standard
"grades" you want to consider. I recently came up with a little table to
easily distinguish the three:

http://www.silvatimber.co.uk/western-red-cedar-grades

Please feel free to call us up if you want any advice about Western Red
Cedar - 0151 495 3111. I'm also on twitter: @silvatimber

I hope this helps.
Clyde

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On Sunday, December 1, 2013 3:19:00 PM UTC, wrote:
Hi,



I am planning a new extension on my house, and this will include some cedar cladding.



I believe there is a range of different wood/supplier qualities. If any of you have knowledge of this topic, I would appreciate tips on which makes are good, or bad.



The cladding will (I reckon) be nailed or screwed to treated battens fixed to blockwork. What things need to be considered in this fixing method?



Thanks in advance.



Chris

Thanks. V. useful replies.