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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Detailed Information

Wood Type

Softwood

Origin

Canadian – North America and Western Canada

Homegrown – Locally Sourced from within Great Britain

Sustainability

Sourced from well managed forests – FSC® and/ or PEFC® certified timber.

Availability

Sawn and planed products in a wide range of thicknesses, widths and profiled patterns.

Colour

Salmon Pink Sapwood to Dark Brown Heartwood – If left unprotected, it will turn to a silver grey colour.

Quality

Canadian – Imported as No.2 Clear and Better and No 4 Clear and Better and we do our own bespoke specialist quality grading and selection

Homegrown – Faster grown than imported species, large and frequent knots along the length

Typical end uses

Canadian – Cladding, Brise Soleil systems, Shingles & Decking

Homegrown – Cladding

Durability

Canadian – Durable, High resistance to decay

Homegrown – Moderately Durable

Density

390 kg per m3 at 16% Moisture Content

Dimensional stability

Canadian – It has a very low shrinkage factor and is superior to all other coniferous woods in its resistance to warping, twisting and checking

Homegrown – Low shrinkage factor not as resistant to warping and checking as imported WRC.

Fixings

Stainless steel fixings are always recommended.

Strength & working properties

As it is a soft timber it can be more prone to physical damage in terms of splitting and indentation/bruising, care should be taken.

Typical Lengths

1.828m (6ft) – 4.88m (16ft)

Typical section sizes

Ex 22, 32, 50, 75mm x 22, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175mm

Chemical Properties

This specie has natural preservatives which can have a corrosive effect on some unprotected metals, causing a black stain on the wood.

Grades

All grading information is given as general guidance, to meet the criteria set through CE 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 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 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 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.

NORCLAD BRUNNEA

The treatment process impregnates wood cladding with a blend of preservative and Brunnea pigment.

From experience to date, exposure trials and commercial practice, you can expect the appearance of Brunnea treated wood to enrich after initial exposure.

NORCLAD LITE

NORclad Lite provides a 30 year warranty against rot & fungal decay.

The treatment process impregnates wood cladding with preservative and copper.
Without any pigment in the treatment, your timber cladding will naturally weather to a silver grey over time.

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.

Fire Protection / Euro Class B

The NORclad range of cladding is available with fire protection to the following British and European standards.

Euroclass B-s1-d0 (s1 Smoke Production – d0 Flaming Droplets).

BS EN 13823 & BS EN 11925-2 Single Burning Item Equivalent to UK “Class O” BS 476: Part 6 & BS 476: Part 7

BRISE SOLEIL / AEROFOILS / BESPOKE ITEMS

Aerofoils and Bespoke items are an area where we have no ‘standard’ Timber Species, Size, or Profile.

A great way to give an elevation a softer appearance, to over clad elements of a large structure that would otherwise be quite intrusive – the large slab side of a car park or sports hall for instance.ey over time.

TIMBER DECKING

Use timber decking to modernise your outdoor area.

Timber Decking can be machined from any species that we offer, although a timber such as Western Red Cedar is very soft, and could damage easily. The most popular species that we offer for our decking is European Redwood, in either an Unsorted, or Fifths grade.

Profiles

NWC1

NWC2

NWC3

NWC4

NWC5

PSE

NWCC1

NWSN1

NWSN2

Get 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.