Factory Finished Cedar Siding

The shingles are finished before they arrive minimizing job site mess.

Factory finished cedar siding.

At edmund allen lumber we have been finishing cedar and related siding products at our facility since 1962. 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. Choose from beveled channel rustic shiplap and other profiles. Having your cedar siding pre finished at the mill runs 50 to 1 per square foot per coat.

This process sped up the labor intensive process of staining the materials on site. Coating the front back and edges provides maximum protection against weather damage. Opaque coatings paints and solid color stains. Bleaching or weathering products.

Below are the top four finishes for western red cedar siding. 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. Pre painting and staining saves time and labor costs. 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.

Natural finishes such as transparent stains. No costly scheduling weather or seasonal delays. Opacity determines the longevity of your finish. Prestaining provides the most uniform coverage and eliminates the problems of shrink lines lap marks streaking and overspray.

Factory finishing is the most uniform economical and effective way to protect exterior siding and trim. But if you choose to finish your siding on site follow best practices and apply products to all six sides of each board. Watkins finished cedar siding benefits. Cedar siding is a leader and innovator of the factory finishing process since our founding in 1987.

Benefits of our prestained cedar shingles and cedar siding factory staining costs half the amount of on site staining. Numerous studies have been done and the results are unanimous. 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. All these types of finishes can be factory applied for optimal results.

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. Iu v protected water repellant and mildew resistant. No overspray dripping splattering or cleanup problems.