Western red cedar shingles and shakes are a renewable and sustainable roofing and cladding material. In fact, these cedar shingles have one of the lowest carbon footprints of any widely used building product. You can install cedar shingles in a wide range of structures, including simple garden gazebos, domestic dwellings, major theme parks and more.

The shingles and shakes are light to transport yet durable. When applied, they can be relied on for a high degree of thermal insulation

Features & Benefits: Western Red Cedar Wood Roof Shingles 16" No.1 Blue Label - 2.32m2 Bundle

• Renewable
• Sustainable roofing and cladding material
• One of the lowest carbon footprints of any widely used building product
• Light to transport
• Durable
• Can be relied on for a high degree thermal insulation
• Min 70% PEFC Certified

Shingles are produced by sawing a block of wood on both sides, giving a relatively smooth face and back. A shake is hand split from a block of cedar along the wood's natural grain and then resawn to produce one smooth surface.

Installation

• You can fix Cedar shingles to pitches as low as 14 degrees. For maximum life, fixing should be made with two 31 mm x 1.8mm silicon bronze annular ring nails per shingle. As a guide, approximately 1kg of nails is required to fix six bundles of shingles. Hip and Ridge Capping require a longer 45mm x 2.65mm Silicon Bronze Nails. Each Hip and Ridge requires four nails. One hundred forty-four nails are necessary for one bundle of Hips and Ridges. 1kg is needed for three bundles of Hip and Ridge Cappings.

Product Specification

• Length: 400mm
• Width: random widths between 75mm and 350mm
• Thickness: 10mm at the butt, tapering
• Profile: sawn both sides, rectangular
• Bundle: 120 pieces approx
• Colour: natural, varying reddish brown to pale yellow
• Grade: Blue label
• Minimum Pitch : 14°
• Maximum Pitch : 90°
• Minimum Side Lap : 38mm
• Treatment : Untreated shingles - clean
• Fixings : Silicone bronze nails
• Life Expectancy : 20 to 40 years in roofing applications and 40 to 60 years in cladding applications