Factory Finished Cedar Siding

At edmund allen lumber we have been finishing cedar and related siding products at our facility since 1962.

Factory finished cedar siding.

Below are the top four finishes for western red cedar siding. Custom factory finished natural cedar and cypress exterior wood siding available in primed stained or painted finish made to order in the color of your choice. The shingles are finished before they arrive minimizing job site mess. Factory finishing is the most uniform economical and effective way to protect exterior siding and trim.

We are a premier supplier of factory finished building products in illinois wisconsin and indiana. Pre painting and staining saves time and labor costs. Coating the front back and edges provides maximum protection against weather damage. No costly scheduling weather or seasonal delays.

Choose from beveled channel rustic shiplap and other profiles. Cedar siding shingles cedar shakes siding all of our siding shingles are machine trimmed for parallel edges and have smooth butts with all four corners sawn at right angles. This process sped up the labor intensive process of staining the materials on site. But if you choose to finish your siding on site follow best practices and apply products to all six sides of each board.

Numerous studies have been done and the results are unanimous. Opacity determines the longevity of your finish. Bleaching or weathering products. Benefits of our prestained cedar shingles and cedar siding factory staining costs half the amount of on site staining.

Figure 1 2 years with transparent finish 2 5 with semi transparent 4 7 with semi solid 7 10 with solid and up to 25 years with primer and paint. Iu v protected water repellant and mildew resistant. Natural finishes such as transparent stains. Watkins finished cedar siding benefits.

Having your cedar siding pre finished at the mill runs 50 to 1 per square foot per coat. They are available in a variety of factory finished options to suit your specific project. With real wood siding such as cedar a us forest products joint coatings committee study determined that adhesion on raw boards was compromised with as little as two weeks of exposure to the. Prefinishing factory finishing has been around for more than 40 years and was originally designed to apply stains primers and paint on natural wood siding products read more about prefinishing.

Cedar siding is a leader and innovator of the factory finishing process since our founding in 1987. The shakertown craftsman one course cedar shingle panel is the latest product from the company that brought you the original cedar shingle panel manufactured using only the finest western red cedar vertical grain heartwood the new shakertown craftsman panel features a thick 3 8 shingle butt and overlocking end joints for a seamless appearance and easy. Prestaining provides the most uniform coverage and eliminates the problems of shrink lines lap marks streaking and overspray.