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Cedar Shakes & Shingles

Western Red Cedar also has the highest insulation resistance value of all roofing material. In 10 years or less your savings on heating and air conditioning will pay for the premium price of your real cedar roofing system.  Regardless of geographical location or climate condition a cedar shake roof will be as durable as it is beautiful. Cedar’s natural versatility makes it the ideal choice for your home.

Concerns regarding the impact of the production and use of building materials on the environment have grown. As a result, architects and builders have been promoting products that minimize pollution in the atmosphere and that are produced from renewable resources. Western Red Cedar meets both criteria.

The harvesting of Western Red Cedar and other species from the woods of British Columbia is performed in an environmentally conscious fashion to have minimal impact on the surrounding environment—promoting the re-growth of the forest and the diversity of trees within it.

Shake and Shingle production is practically pollution free. Waste generated from the Logging and Sawmilling Industries is refined to produce cedar shakes and shingles. Clearly, Western Red Cedar Shakes and Shingles are the optimum environmental choice!  

Types of Cedar Shakes & Shingles.

Hand Split & Resawn Red Cedar Shakes

This high quality shake features a rough split face and sawn back.  Popular on traditional, ranch, vacation homes, or non-residential structures design to blend with the natural and/or rustic surroundings.

Description: Lengths 18-inch and 24-inch; width 4″ minimum, thickness ½” (medium) and ¾” (heavy). Clear heartwood; 100% edge grain; no defects

Red Cedar Shingles

This type of smooth sawn architecturally uniform cedar shingle is sawn on both sides and is preferred for its natural and tailored appearance and is used on traditional and modern residential and non-residential structures.  For use on roofs and sidewalls. The highest grade of shingles for roofs and sidewalls. These top-grade shingles are 100% heartwood, 100% clear, and 100% edge grain. Available in 16’’ or 18’’ or 24’’ lengths.

Description: Lengths 16-inch (Fivex), 18-inch (Perfection), 24-inch (Royal); width 4″ minimum, on 24-inch and 3″ on 16-inch and 18-inch; thickness of 16-inch is 5/2″ (5 butts together measures 2″ thick), 18-inch is 5/2, ¼” thick, 24-inch is 4/2″ thick. Clear heartwood; 100% edge grain; no defects

Tapersawn Shakes

A Tapersawn red cedar shake is sawn both faces but is thicker than a shingle.  The added thickness enables it to be applied as a shake (2 ply with paper/felt interlay) resulting in lower application costs.  Many architects like the more defined shadow line of the heavier butt.  

Description: Nominal lengths 18″ and 24″ shakes shall be of random widths, minimum width shall be 3 ½”. Tapersawn shakes less than 4″ in width shall not constitute more than 5% of each bundle. Thickness shall be nominal 5/8″ or ¾” with a minus tolerance of 1/16″ in 10% of the bundle. Face 100% clear. 100% edge grain.   1/8″ sapwood allowed to exposure line. Additional sapwood permitted above that point.

Premium Taper Sawn Shake (Heavy):Thickness shall be 3/4″ with a minus tolerance of 1/16″ in 10% of the bundles, Available in 18″ and 24″ lengths, Manufactured from #1 Grade Western Red Cedar, Minimum width shall be 3-1/2″. Shakes less than 4″ shall not constitute more than 5% of each bundle. 1/8″ sapwood allowed at exposure line and above. Face 100% clear, 100% edge grain shake, 5 bundles per square, One square is 100 sq. ft. of installed coverage at the maximum 7-1/2″ exposure for the 18″ shake and 10″ exposure for the 24″ shake. For roof pitch of 4:12 or steeper.


Premium Taper Sawn Shake (Medium):Thickness shall be 3/4″ with a minus tolerance of 1/16″ in 10% of the bundles, Available in 18″ and 24″ lengths, Manufactured from #1 Grade Western Red Cedar, Minimum width shall be 3-1/2″. Shakes less than 4″ shall not constitute more than 5% of each bundle. 1/8″ sapwood allowed at exposure line and above. Face 100% clear, 100% edge grain shake, 5 bundles per square, One square is 100 sq. ft. of installed coverage at the maximum 7-1/2″ exposure for the 18″ shake and 10″ exposure for the 24″ shake. For roof pitch of 4:12 or steeper.