Why Is It Worth To Choose Cedar Siding

category Siding, posted April 21, 2011

Cedar siding is for those homeowners who prefer natural materials and want their houses to look natural. Cedar siding is also for those ones who are looking for durable and long-lasting siding. Its useful life can last up to 100 years.

Due to its unique flavor and durability cedar siding is often used in saunas. Moreover compounds contained in cedar and emitting this aroma are poisonous for insects eating wood. At the same time, volatile oils contained in it are useful for our health. Each type of siding has its own advantages, eco friendliness is among numerous advantages of cedar siding. But what about negative sides? First of all it is more difficult to maintain cedar than, for example, vinyl siding. In turn, cedar is of higher quality. It has to be refinished every five years.

What do we know about cedar? It is a conifer with evergreen leaves looking like needles of the pine. It grows in some parts of the USA, in Western Europe, New Zealand and some other countries. It is especially popular in the US. Native tribes used it to make canoes, roofs and totem poles. Today Americans build their houses of it, make furniture and a lot of other things. Of course, it is too expensive to build home of cedar. It is much cheaper to use cedar siding. Such home will have inviting look and warm walls. Depending on color and cladding, it can give your home Victorian, rustic or contemporary look. By the way, western red cedar is used in most cases. Bevel siding is made with help of it, as well as Board and Batten siding.

As for installation prices, cedar siding will cost you twice as expensive as vinyl or aluminum siding. An average price of installation is $4 per sq.ft. But taking into account its benefits and cost-effectiveness, if you are able to afford this siding, it will be a good choice.

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