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Types of Roofing Shakes. Handsplit & Resawn Taper Sawn Shingles Ridge & Hip Caps. Western Red Cedar Handsplit Resawn Shakes. #1 Grade Edge Split 18” length 3/8 to 3/4 inch thickness Minimum width 4 inches Sawn only on one side Premium Grade 18 to 24” length ½ to ¾ inch thickness
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Types of Roofing Shakes • Handsplit & Resawn • Taper Sawn • Shingles • Ridge & Hip Caps
Western Red Cedar Handsplit Resawn Shakes • #1 Grade • Edge Split 18” length • 3/8 to 3/4 inch thickness • Minimum width 4 inches • Sawn only on one side • Premium Grade • 18 to 24” length • ½ to ¾ inch thickness • Minimum width 4 inches • Sawn only on one side Untreated & CCA Treated Available
Grades of Shakes Handsplit Shakes • # 1 Grade Lengths 18-inch, thickness ½" (medium) and ¾" (heavy) minimums; length 24-inch, thickness 3/8", ½" (medium) and ¾" (heavy) minimums. Width 4" minimum. Clear heartwood; 20% maximum flat grain in each bundle. Premium GradeLengths 18-inch and 24-inch; width 4" minimum, thickness ½" (medium) and ¾" (heavy). Clear heartwood; 100% edge grain; no defects Recommended UseFor walls and roofs 4:12 pitch and steeper and where a premium quality product is needed or desired. The 100% edge grain requirement exceeds the national industry standard.
Tapersawn Shakes • Sawn on both sides • 18 or 24 inch lengths • 5/8 to 1-1/2 inch butt thickness Perfection Shingles • Sawn on both sides • 18 & 24 inch lengths • Thickness gauged by measuring a stack of shingles
Grades of Shakes TAPERSAWN CEDAR SHAKES# 1 Grade • Nominal lengths 18" and 24" shakes shall be of random widths, minimum width shall be 3 ½". • Tapersawn shakes less than 4" in width shall not constitute more than 5% of each bundle. • Thickness shall be nominal 5/8" or ¾" with a minus tolerance of 1/16" in 10% of the bundle. • Face 100% clear. • Flat grain 205 maximum per bundle. • 1/8" sapwood allowed to exposure line. Additional sapwood permitted above that point. Recommended UseFor walls or roofs on 4:12 slope and steeper where a high quality, durable and uniform appearance is desired.
Grades of Shakes # 2 Grade Tapersawn • Nominal lengths 18" and 24", • Minimum width shall be 3", • shakes less than 4" width shall not constitute more than 10% of the running inches of each bundle. • Thickness shall be nominal 5/8" or ¾": with a minus tolerance of 1/16" in 10% of the bundle. • Limited defects are allowed 9" above the butt in 18" shakes and 12" above the butt in 24" shakes. • Unlimited flat grain is allowed. • Sapwood is restricted it 1" in width for the first 10 inches. Recommended UseFor walls or roofs on 4:12 slope and steeper where a good quality appearance is desired.
Ridge Caps Two shakes or shingles pre-assembled as connectors and covers for roof joins
Tapersawn Hip & Ridge Caps Number 1 Grade, Blue Label • Manufactured from quality Number 1 Grade shakes. • Lengths 18-inch; 24-inch; • Thickness 5/8", ¾"; • Widths not less than 9" (measured on the inner surface at the butt end). • 20 units per bundle. Number 2 Grade, Red Label • Manufactured from Number 2 Grade shakes. • Lengths 18-inch, 24-inch; • Thickness 5/8" or ¾"; widths not less than 9" (measured • on the inner surface at the butt end). • 20 units per bundle. Recommended Use The appropriate hip and ridge unit should be selected to match the adjacent shingles or shakes. However, in many areas a tapersawn hip and ridge units is used on both shingle and shake applications. Hip and ridge product type selection should be performed in accordance with the aesthetic look desired.