Installation Guide
Congratulations on your choice of Western
R
ed Cedar siding.
Western
R
ed Cedar is one of the world’s premier quality woods
noted for its appearance, durability, light weight, insulation
value and dimensional stability. It will provide your home with
character and a distinction that other sidings cannot match.
Properly installed and nished, it will provide years of low
maintenance performance.
Before beginning your siding project read this brochure
thoroughly – it contains useful information to ensure the
siding is installed correctly and will perform as intended.
This brochure is organized into three sections.
Section I. Before You Start deals with numerous considerations
which you should be aware of before you start installing
Western
R
ed Cedar siding.
Section II. Outlines proper installation techniques.
Section III. Provides a list of industry best practices for
Western
R
ed Cedar siding installation.
Note that these are general guidelines that are minimum
standards to be followed with condence in most areas.
However, severe local climatic conditions such as extreme heat
and dryness; high winds; seacoast exposure; and, areas with
wide climatic swings may necessitate additional provisions for the
installation of the siding. Your national and local
building code requirements always supersede these instructions.
INTRODUCTION
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