Port Orford Cedar for exterior cladding as well as interior paneling
Surface & Texture
Newport Gray is once brushed after proprietary charring methods. The texture is silky smooth to the touch and appears to have layers of waves varying in color from a June Gloom sky to dark storm clouds rolling in from the coast. The soot layer is approximately 1/32 inch (0.8 mm) thick. It is suitable for exterior or interior use. Newport Gray does not need to be oil finished for exterior applications but an oil pre-finish will bond in soot and slow down color weathering.
Wood Grade
STK – “Select Tight Knot” grade allows for well-spaced intergrown knot.
Unlimited combination of heartwood and sapwood, pith allowed. Checks allowed to 1/16” as long as plank stability, weather-resistance, and cosmetic are not adversely affected.
CMG – “Clear Mix Grain” no knots with minor blemishes (ie. birdseye).
Clear Grades are predominately sapwood.
Species
Native to Oregon and NW California, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is a species of conifer also known as Port Orford Cedar, white or Oregon-cedar, ginger-pine, or Lawson cypress. Renowned for its beauty and structural integrity, useful for both indoor and outdoor applications. Port-Orford-Cedar has earned a reputation for strength and decay-resistance. It is a particularly hard and strong cedar with the similar or superior natural durability as other types of cedar when it comes to weather, rot and insects.
Moisture Content
Dried then burnt to 15% MC, but may fluctuate during transport or warehousing. Please acclimate on site for two weeks prior to installation.
Fire Resistance
Fire rating is currently in process, Bandon Burn will test to ASTM E84 and UL723 CLASS A Flame Spread and Smoke Developed with or without fire retardant. Species tests to CAN/ULC S102-10 FS or 25 and SDI of 60 without fire retardant. Fire retardant pretreatment not available for interior.
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