Big Country Cedar Distribution

Shake vs Shingles?

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Cedar Shingles

Popular as exterior cladding and roofing, Cedar Shingles will naturally provide many years of service due to their natural weather resistance. Thinner at the butt than shakes, Cedar Shingles are always sawn on both sides, whereas Cedar Shakes are split on at least one side. Shingles are generally installed on sidewalls, rather than roofs.

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Cedar Shakes

Cedar shakes are split straight or on an angle from a block, either by hand or by using power equipment, which exposes at least one highly textured natural grain surface and are traditionally thicker than Cedar Shingles, which are sawn. More often, Shakes are used for roofing than Shingles.

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Grading for Rebutted - Rejointed Cedar Shingles

All Grades of Rebutted - re-jointed (R&R) Cedar Shingles shall have parallel edges at right angles to the butt, with a plus tolerance of 2 mm (1/16") at the butt
An R&R Cedar Shingle may be up to 1/2" shorter (due to trimming) than a regular shingle of corresponding grade
An R&R Cedar Shingles may be up to 1/8" narrower (due to trimming) than a regular shingle of corresponding grade
Shingles shall be of uniform thickness and measured for thickness at the butt
Butts and one face shall be reasonably smooth
A bundle or box shall contain 40 layers of Cedar Shingles in a 20/20 pack
The running inches for the 40 layers shall be equal to 720" when green
Mills producing products intended to comply with this standard shall use an independent inspection or certification agency to oversee their quality control procedures
Teal Cedar products are inspected by the Quality Auditing Institute and conforms to white cedar grading requirements of CSA 118.2 Standard using Western Red Cedar