NORCLAD CANADIAN WESTERN RED & UK CEDAR TIMBER CLADDING
We offer Western Red Cedar in two variations; Canadian and UK Homegrown.
Cedar timber cladding will colour down to a silver/grey colour if it is not protected as soon as installation is complete with a good quality semi or fully translucent UV-radiation protective coating.
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Grades
All grading information is given as general guidance, to meet the criteria set through CE/CA marking, quality and grading requirements.
All products we machine in house are selected after machining and before final packaging. For further details on the grade, please contact us, likewise we are more than happy to work with you to create grading criteria bespoke to your project. Products can be supplied as FSC® and/ or PEFC® certified timber.
We also offer further information on European Redwood with Euro Class B Fire Treatment.
If you are looking for Canadian WRC Certigrade™ Blue Label Shingles, click here.
CANADIAN WESTERN RED CEDAR
Canadian Western Red Timber Cladding is a durable softwood.
This timber is slow grown, naturally durable, stable, light weight and has a natural beauty and warmth complemented by a uniform fine grain which makes it easy to work with and finish. It is a soft timber and can be nailed or screwed. However, as it is a soft timber it may be more prone to physical damage such as splitting and indentation/bruising, so care should be taken.
Most Western Red Cedar used in the U.K. is imported from North America and Western Canada.
Canadian WRC 2 Clear & Better
- PEFC Certified, sustainably sourced Timber
- Imported from Canada
- All timber is sourced and machined to CE/CA Quality Grading Requirements
- Max live knot diameter on face: 19mm. Limited along the length of timber
- Many boards supplied are clear boards.
Canadian WRC 2 Clear & Better 15% 4 Clear
- PEFC Certified, sustainably sourced Timber
- Imported from Canada
- All timber is sourced and machined to CE/CA Quality Grading Requirements
- Max live knot diameter on face: 38mm. Limited along the length of timber
- Many boards supplied are clear boards
- Including a percentage of boards graded to No. 4 Clear, the majority meeting No. 2 Clear
HOMEGROWN (UK) WESTERN RED CEDAR
Homegrown Western Red Cedar has been growing in our country for 90 years plus. The UK/ Homegrown counterpart is faster grown, therefore is only a Moderately Durable softwood.
Homegrown Cedar is significantly cheaper over North American and Western Canadian alternative and from a carbon foot print perspective, is worth considering as the product does not have to travel half way round the world to our country.
Homegrown WRC
- FSC Certified, sustainably sourced Timber
- Grown within the United Kingdom
- All timber is sourced and machined to CE/CA Quality Grading Requirements
- Faster grown than imported species, large and frequent knots along the length.
Treatments & Bespoke Products
Treatments
Treatments can be applied to various cladding species to enhance or alter their colour or give them long term protection against the elements.
Bespoke Products
The requirements of every project is different and we’re here to help ensure that the cladding you specify is the right one for you. We offer bespoke services ensuring that your cladding is fit for purpose.
Profiles
NWA4
NWC1
NWC2
NWC3
NWC4
NWC5
PSE
NWCC1
NWSN1
NWSN2Get in touch for other requirements, including bespoke profiles, balflap profiles, various sized PSE boards and Window reveals/cill.
Specify
If you have decided that Timber Cladding is going to be one of the materials on your project the next step is to create a specification that will meet the criteria and expectations you, and your client have.
NORclad will be happy to talk through what is available and enable you to select, amongst others: species, profile, size, treatment, requirement for Euro Class B, service life.
We offer installation guidance, detailing guidance based on TRADA documentation, with a wealth of knowledge and information on how different timbers will perform over the life span of your project.
Considerations that should be made when it comes to weather, along with how elevation and design variations can impact timber cladding.
Please get in contact if you would like NORclad to create an H21 specification for you, or download direct via NBS here.
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