Western Red Cedar Products
Scientific Name: Thuja plicata
(Other common names: red cedar, cypress, oregon cedar,giant cedar.)
Western Red Cedar is one of the most popular species of wood available on the market. It’s free of pitch and has excellent finishing qualities. This cedar is Bear Creek Lumber’s main inventory item and we have a huge selection of products, grades and sizes. We offer red cedar in siding patterns, paneling patterns, and boards for board-on-board siding, trim, and fascia.
Bear Creek also carries Red Cedar decking, Red Cedar timber and beams, and Red Cedar shakes and shingles. Additional grades and sizes are available upon request.
Browse our line of products below, or browse by species on the lumber species page. We also have a Raw Lumber Picture Gallery and a Red Cedar Weathered Gallery. If you don’t see what you are looking for don’t hesitate to email us and request a custom job.
Red Cedar Siding
People love the timeless charm of Western Red Cedar siding. Choose from a variety of options including T&G, Channel, Bevel, Board and Batt, Dutch and Lap siding stock. The exterior finish of a building is the face it presents to the world. It defines the mood and character of the structure and reflects the image desired by its designers, builders or owners.
Western Red Cedar siding is available in a range of designs and grades, offering the variety and versatility to complement any architectural style. It adapts equally well to bold and expressive modernism or the well defined criteria of period styling. Above all, Western Red Cedar has an enduring beauty that projects an aura of prestige.
This species of cedar is a wood with great dimensional stability and natural decay resistance. Its freedom from pitch and resin makes it an excellent base for a wide range of finishes. Common patterns for siding include tongue and groove, channel, pattern 105 or board and batten. Custom patterns can be created with our specialty milling options.
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Decking
Incorporating a deck into your home is a great way to add value the home, increase your living space and to better your overall quality of life. Western Red Cedar is great for decking as it is easy to work with, has a pleasant aroma and is durable yet not hard and unyielding. Red Cedar decking can come in a variety of sizes, but the most popular are 5/4x4, 5/4x6, 2x4 & 2x6. Bear Creek Lumber can offer this cedar decking in random lengths of 6' and longer and can also sell in specified lengths, which will often create premium pricing if specified in long lengths.
Post and Beam
Western red cedar is a premium material for post and beam and timber frame homes. All beams are available in Clear, Select or Standard and Better grades. Available in lengths up to 24'. Lengths up to 40' available but must be special ordered. All Sizes are available
Timbers
Rough sawn or surfaced timbers in lengths up to 50 feet. Hand hewing and corbels available to achieve any look your project demands. The field of construction using solid sawn Western Red Cedar timbers is greatly diversified. It covers many types of engineered structures; commercial, industrial, and residential buildings; and landscape structures such as bridges, arbors, pergolas, gazebos, field houses and the like.
Ceiling Paneling
Red Cedar is a great choice for indoor use as it has a nice color range of wood tones, has a pleasant but not overpowering aroma and works in both humid and dry environments. Warmth and elegance comes with the added value of wood interiors. Our inventory includes all sizes and patterns in Red Cedar ceiling products, and we offer additional special order patterns.
Interior Paneling
A selection of clear grades in Red Cedar traditional and custom milled pattterns. Aromatic properties of cedar make it a top choice for paneling...
When we talk about Western Red Cedar paneling we are not talking about 4'x8' sheets, but rather tongue and groove, shiplap or similar materials that can be used to panel your walls and ceilings.
Trim
Literally a frame through which you can create your own view. Vertical grain is an ideal grade to choose. Real wood trim on residential, commercial or industrial buildings perfectly complements any architectural style and is compatible with all contemporary cladding materials.
The ideal wood for trim is Western Red Cedar. Its dimensional stability, longevity, ability to accept a wide range of finishes, resistance to decay and natural good looks make it the only sensible choice for base boards, corner boards, fascia, skirting and window and door trim. Western Red Cedar trim boards are available in Clear and Knotty grades. Trim boards are often available in Surfaced Four Sides (S4S) Surfaced One Side Two Edges (S1S2E) or Rough Sawn textures.
Fascia
This is a signature piece of your exterior look that is more than just decorative and we have longer lengths to create many looks for your project. What is the Purpose of a Fascia Board? A fascia board's primary function is to protect your home from interior and exterior moisture-related damage by preventing water infiltration. As part of the overall roof system, fascia boards block water from penetrating the roof deck and into the attic/home. They also increase curb appeal by covering the open/rough ends of the rafters.
Soffits
Soffits help protect the underside of your roof and roof deck from the elements.To influence the appearance of a covered deck or entry way we offer many pattern widths.
Garden Structures
Integrate the indoors and outdoor living in your home with garden and patio structures. Trellis's, and timber structures are a wonderful way to get shade from the sun, privacy, and a natural wood accent to your outdoor spaces.
Shakes and Shingles
The characteristics that make Western Red Cedar a fine exterior siding, decking, and paneling, also make shake and shingle products the most desirable for roofing and sidewall application.
Shingles are sawn. Shakes are split. Shingles have a relatively smooth surface while shakes have at least one highly textured natural grain split surface. Shingles and shakes make of Western Red Cedar are generally used for roof and sidewall applications in the natural or unfinished state.Shake and Shingle Products Available from Bear Creek Lumber
- 18″ #1 Resawn 1/2″ Shakes
- 24″ #1 Resawn 1/2″ Shakes
- 24″ #1 Resawn 3/4″ Shakes
- 24″ #1 Tapersplit Shakes
- 16″ #1 Fivex Shingles
- 16″ #2 Fivex Shingles
- 24″ #1 Royal Shingles
- 24″ #2 Royal Shingles
- 18″ #1 Perfections
- 18″ #2 Perfections
- 18″ #1 Fancy Cut Shingles
Photo Caption: (above) This house features shake siding. Wood siding is among one of the best ways to enhance the look of a house.
Fancy Cut Shingles Patterns Available (right):
Diagonal, Half Cove, Diamond, Round, Hexagonal, Octagonal, Arrow, Square, Fish Scale. Hip/Ridge available to Match all of the above.
Fencing
To influence the appearance of a covered deck or entry way we offer many pattern widths.
Peeled Logs
For a stout look in any column application we offer large diameter logs in a few finishes.
Sustainable Logging
BCL manages a timber stand that has been thinned to supress fire hazrd and restore forest health. Posts and poles of several diameters are available to purchase
Recycled
We have a stock of reclaimed old growth lumber ready to be custom milled in-house for your project.
Western Red Cedar Products Chart
| Post and beams | • | Surfaced Four Sides S4S |
| • | Rough Cut | |
| • | Free of Heart Center (F.O.H.C.) | |
| Boards | • | Surfaced One Side and Two Edges (S1S2E) |
| • | Surfaced For Sides (S4S) | |
| • | Rough Cut | |
| Bevels | • | Clears |
| • | Resawn | |
| • | Smooth | |
| • | Finger Jointed | |
| • | Rabbeted | |
| • | Knotty | |
| Paneling & Patterns | • | Tongue and groove |
| • | Double Flush | |
| • | Channel | |
| • | Combed | |
| Roofing & Exterior | • | Shakes |
| • | Shinghttps://bearcreeklumber.com/les | |
| • | Channel | |
| • | Rabbeted Bevel | |
| • | Finger Jointed Bevel | |
| • | Board and Batt | |
| • | Clear Bevels | |
| • | Peeled Logs | |
| • | Siding |
western Red Cedar : Featured Projects
The Country Clinic : Contractor Project
The Country ClinicThe Country Clinic The clinic was built by Jerry Laverty, and Laverty Construction, a longtime customer. The wood siding shown in this picture is select tight knot channel, that was also
Big Valley Views – Doug Potter : Architect Project
Potter Mountaintop Home Recycled material graces both the inside and outside of this custom home built in Mazama, Wa. A combination of Douglas Fir/Larch and Western red cedar give it a timeless western charm.