Benefits of Western Red Cedar
Western Red Cedar Grading
Western Red Cedar Applications
Western Red Cedar is a standout choice for timber cladding, offering a blend of beauty, durability, and sustainability. It is lightweight yet strong, making it easy to handle and install without compromising structural integrity. Western Red Cedar resists warping and twisting, ensuring a smooth and even appearance over time. Its aesthetic appeal and ease of use make it a preferred option for architects and builders aiming to create long-lasting, visually impactful designs.
Western Red Cedar’s natural warmth and grain pattern make it an excellent choice for interior cladding and feature walls, adding depth and texture to interiors. The wood’s warm tones enhance biophilic design principles, creating interiors that feel connected to nature. Western Red Cedar’s cellular structure helps absorb sound, making it ideal for spaces where acoustics matter, such as offices and living rooms. Its versatility in design and natural properties enhance both the look and functionality of indoor spaces, making it a timeless and practical option for residential and commercial interiors.
Chosen for its inherent durability and warm aesthetic, Western Red Cedar has a long lifespan, even in harsh weather conditions, making it suitable for timber decking. Western Red Cedar contains natural compounds called thujaplicins, which make it highly resistant to rot, decay, and insect damage without needing chemical treatment. Its natural resistance reduces the need for frequent maintenance, simplifying upkeep and allowing decking to develop a beautiful silvery-grey patina if left untreated.
Western Red Cedar’s consistency and ease of use make it ideal for contemporary fencing projects. Its versatility allows for vertical, horizontal, or diagonal designs, allowing flexibility in design to suit a range of aesthetic preferences. This timber’s natural durability and resistance to decay ensure that fences remain visually appealing and structurally sound over time. Western Red Cedar’s balance of beauty, workability, and long-lasting performance makes it a preferred material for professionals and DIY enthusiasts alike.
Millworks offers a range of factory coatings that serve both decorative and protective purposes, producing consistent results with a range of aesthetic options to suit your project. MillCoat® wood stain can enhance Western Red Cedar’s rich colouring to preserve the timber’s natural beauty and increase UV protection.
FRX fire retardant can be pressure-impregnated into Western Red Cedar under ISO-controlled conditions to meet national Building Regulations for Euroclass B or C compliance.
Specifying the correct fixings is critical to the performance of timber cladding. Specifically manufactured systems compatible with Millworks timber cladding and decking profiles, designed to ensure optimal performance of the timber and factory coatings.
Factory Coatings
Millworks offers a range of factory coatings that serve both decorative and protective purposes, producing consistent results with a range of aesthetic options to suit your project. MillCoat® wood stain can enhance Western Red Cedar’s rich colouring to preserve the timber’s natural beauty and increase UV protection.
FRX fire retardant can be pressure-impregnated into Western Red Cedar under ISO-controlled conditions to meet national Building Regulations for Euroclass B or C compliance.
Installation
Specifying the correct fixings is critical to the performance of timber cladding. Specifically manufactured systems compatible with Millworks timber cladding and decking profiles, designed to ensure optimal performance of the timber and factory coatings.
Western Red Cedar Profiles
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MW2
MW2 Mix
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MW6
MW6 Mix
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