Cedar Shakes – A Beautiful Well-Rounded Investment First and foremost, cedar shakes or shingles are inarguably easy on the eyes. It’s difficult to compete with the natural look of adorning your home with sawn or split wood. Nevertheless, they wouldn’t be so widely used if their aesthetic appeal wasn’t backed up by their quality and versatility. Cedar shingles are inherently resistant to windy and severe weather, including hail, which is no small feat.Their natural wood fibers help absorb the impact of hail and also work to minimize freezing and thawing damage. Your cedar roof also functions as insulation, a naturally stronger thermal protectant than many other materials. Light weight, durable and energy efficient, not to mention a natural insect repellent compared to other woods, cedar shingles are all around structurally sound. Not only do they last a long time, but they age very well. Just as copper develops a patina over time, cedar roofing develops a distinguished silvery tone over the years. Cedar shakes are a more roughly hewn, rustic version of wood roofing. Cedar shake roofing tends to be thicker and look more three dimensional, whereas shingles are flatter, smoother and more refined. And while typical wooden roofing can deteriorate quickly, a cedar roof will last much longer as it is more resistant to mold and rot. It’s longevity is followed by pine shakes, another fairly resistant wood. The Art of Cedar Roof Maintenance Cedar shingles or shakes aren’t simply a commodity but an investment to look after with the proper care and roofing supplies. To optimize its lifespan and minimize roof maintenance costs, your cedar roof should be regularly repainted and resealed and check for cracked or split shingles. And while this may sound like too much work, we like to think of think of it not so much as a chore but instead as tending to a prized piece of wooden furniture—a piano or desk, for instance. It’s something that you need to keep in mind and check up on, but you wouldn’t dream of going without it. Wood: The Eco Friendly Roofing Shingle Installation This may seem counter-intuitive at first—if we are using up natural resources for our own purposes, aren’t we hurting rather than helping? In some countries, yes, but Canada boasts excellent deforestation regulations, and under legal obligation the annual harvests must be replanted. And it is much better to use an organic material, as the real issue these days is unnecessary and excessive waste. Wood will not be left sitting in a landfill many many years after the time comes for your roof replacement, it will naturally deteriorate. The Look without the Lumber If you’re a die-hard wood fan, it’s tough to beat the substance and the look. But if you just like the look enough, but you’re not interested in this high-end material you can approximate it with certain styles of specialized asphalt shingles or architectural shingles. Timberline shingles, a leading North American manufacturer and one of our top product lines, creates asphalt Read More »
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