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Embrace the Charm of Cedar: An In-Depth Look at Cedar Shake Composite Siding

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With a keen focus on aesthetics, durability, and sustainability, homeowners today are constantly looking for innovative siding options. Among these, cedar shake composite siding is gaining momentum for its blend of beauty and practicality. Here’s an in-depth exploration of this fantastic siding product.

What Is Cedar Shake Siding?

Cedar shake siding is a type of exterior cladding commonly used in residential construction. It is made from natural cedar wood, which is split or sawn into thin, tapered pieces called shakes. These shakes are then installed horizontally on the exterior walls of a building, creating a rustic and timeless look. Cedar shake siding offers several benefits, including excellent insulation properties, durability, and resistance to rot and insects. It also provides a natural beauty and warmth to the overall appearance of a home. With proper maintenance, cedar shake siding can last for decades, making it a popular choice among homeowners seeking both aesthetics and functionality for their homes.

The Unique Look and Feel of Cedar Shake Composite Siding

The charm of cedar shake siding lies in its rustic, textured allure that complements any style of home. This siding product perfectly mimics the look of cedar, capturing the essence of natural cedar with its intricate grain and color variation. Authenticity is key, and composite shake siding doesn’t disappoint, delivering a realistic grain that’s sure to stun.

From a distance, it’s natural to mistake synthetic cedar shake for real cedar. It embodies the unique look of wood shake siding, combined with the advantage of modern engineering. It’s truly unique in its visual appeal and durability.

Why Choose Composite Over Traditional Cedar?

Traditional cedar and cedar shingles are undoubtedly beautiful, but their charm comes at the cost of high maintenance. Real wood shakes require constant care to prevent rot, mold, and color fade. This is where the cedar shake composite siding excels, offering the look and feel of natural wood without the drawbacks.

Shingle siding is an excellent alternative for those who love the wood shake look but want minimal maintenance. These shingles look exactly like their natural counterparts, but they’re engineered to withstand the elements and time, ensuring long-lasting performance.

Understanding the Durability of Cedar Shake Composite Siding

Composite shake siding products are made to endure. Whether you want to protect your home from hail, wind, or UV rays, composite shingles have got you covered. These siding products are designed to resist cracking, ensure a higher fire rating, and offer protection against UV degradation.

Cedar shake composite siding is durable and lightweight, making it easier to install than traditional wood siding. This aspect significantly reduces the installation time, a definite advantage that every contractor and homeowner appreciates.

The Charm and Authenticity of Composite Shingles

The cedar shake composite siding offers the charm of authentic cedar while its engineered composition enhances durability. Cedar shingle siding, for instance, features an authentic look that closely mimics the texture and color of natural cedar wood.

The siding’s rustic appearance beautifully pairs with the exterior of any home, making it a popular choice among homeowners wanting to enhance their home’s curb appeal. The composite shingles come in various colors, allowing you to mix and match to create a truly unique exterior.

A Focus on Sustainability and Warranty

Composite shake siding is sustainable and recyclable, appealing to environmentally-conscious homeowners. The manufacturing process uses a blend of recycled materials and engineered elements to create a sustainable and durable product.

Furthermore, composite shingles come with a notable 50-year warranty, adding a layer of reassurance. This guarantee covers color retention, ensuring your siding will not fade over time.

Enjoy the Charm of Cedar with Less Maintenance

Faux cedar shake siding gives your home the rustic charm of natural cedar without the high maintenance. Real cedar may be susceptible to rot and mold, but synthetic cedar resists these common issues. The siding requires minimal care, only occasional cleaning to keep it looking its best.

The Advantage of Composite Siding

With cedar shake composite siding, you can enjoy traditional cedar’s charm, engineered materials’ durability, and minimal maintenance ease. Combined with the aesthetic flexibility of color and texture variations, these aspects make composite shake siding a truly unique choice for your home.

In a nutshell, composite shake siding offers natural cedar’s authentic look and feel enhanced durability, and a sustainable choice for your exterior needs. Our team is available to guide you through the benefits and installation process.

Conclusion

Cedar shake composite siding is a brilliant blend of the old and the new. It combines the timeless appeal of cedar shake with the practical benefits of modern siding materials. Whether you want a rustic, natural look or a sleek, contemporary style, this siding product delivers while ensuring long-lasting performance.

With cedar shake composite siding, you can create a beautiful, durable, and sustainable home exterior that stands the test of time. The charm of cedar is timeless, and now, with the help of modern engineering and innovation, it can be yours to enjoy with less hassle and more peace of mind.

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Bruce Sullivan has over 50 years of experience in maintaining, cleaning, and restoring cedar shake roofs. Making him one of the top authorities on cedar shake roofs in the US.

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Testimonials

What can I say? Bruce and Keith provided an exceptional service, and they are really nice guys too. Found out at the last minute they were in Minneapolis, and they fit me in for a cedar shake roof cleaning the next evening after their regular job was done. Even cleaned up my gutters, small fence, and small deck at no charge. The place looks outstanding! Highly recommended.

Mike Richards
Minneapolis

I highly recommend this business. Due to the work performed we are going to get another 10-14 years out of our cedar shake roof. We were told by some roofing companies that the roof should be replaced in 2 years. I lucked out and found Sullivan Roof Cleaning while researching companies that perform this service, and was pleased to learn that the company does work outside of Iowa. If you need your cedar shakes cleaned, go with Sullivan Roof Cleaning.

Eric Oelrich, 
St Cloud, MN

Bruce did a great job cleaning the whole exterior of my house. The roof has new life! It looks practically brand new. All the mold and moss on the roof, on the gutters, under the eaves, completely gone. He exceeded all our expectations. When he tells you what he can do for your house, you can believe and trust him. Great guy, great service.

Stuart Malone
Kansas City, MO

FAQs

Cedar shakes are organic. Though a resilient material. Being organic they need to be maintained. Over time, like any organic material that are subjected to weather elements, they reach a stage of deterioration. Like UV exposure, moisture and seasonal changes. Which results in moss, mold, mildew, lichen and brown rot fungi. These infestations need to be removed to further preserve the integrity of the cedar shake.
The proper way to clean a cedar shake roof is from a ladder. By spraying a special formulated solution onto the shakes and then rinsed with a garden hose pressure. Best done by a professional cedar shake roof cleaner. Not DIY recommended.
No. Pressure washer will require walking on the shakes, which will harm them, and even at its lowest setting will also damage the shakes.
On average, cedar shakes should be cleaned every 10 ten years. Subjective to the grade of the shakes and the amount of surrounding tree cover.
Avoiding walking on a cedar shake roof, other than for repairs.
Never seal a cedar shake roof. Cedar shakes need to breathe. They expand and contract in rain conditions. Seal will shorten the lifespan, to the point of premature replacement.
Staining has no real preserve value and can also harm the integrity of shakes, as stated, they need to be able to breathe. Also, if the shakes are not properly cleaned staining can seal the deteriorating infestation within the shakes.
Depending on the grade of the shakes and installation, and if maintained properly, 40 to 60 years.

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