Western Red Cedar Shingles - Red Label No.2 Grade
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Details
Western Red Cedar Shingles - Red Label No.2 Grade is a cedar roof shingle product used as the external roof covering on pitched roofs, outbuildings and vertical cladding, giving a natural timber finish.
The shingles are fixed to battens over suitable underlay or breather membrane. Correct exposure, gauge, pitch and stainless steel or silicone bronze fixings are important for durability.
Best for
- Natural pitched roof coverings and vertical cladding
- Garden buildings, outbuildings and projects needing a traditional timber finish
Key features
- Sits as the external cedar roof or wall covering fixed to battens over suitable underlay
- Natural Western red cedar finish that will weather over time if left untreated
- Roof pitch: Minimum Roof Pitch: 14 °
- Length: 405mm (approx)
- Thickness: (Tapered) 10mm Butt / 2mm Tip (approx)
- Random widths: 75mm - 325mm (approx)
- Grade: Imperfections = Top 1/3
- Quantity per pack: 95 - 100 shingles in various widths per pack (approximately)
- Minimum coverage: 1.63m2 per pack (approx) at roof pitch: 18 ° to 90 ° / Exposure: 102mm Gauge (approx)
Used with / Compatible with
- Breather membrane/underlay, roofing battens, cedar ridge units and stainless steel or silicone bronze nails
- Use correct exposure/gauge for the roof pitch
Things to consider before buying
- Use the correct exposure/gauge for pitch and application
- Stainless steel or silicone bronze nails are recommended
- Natural timber colour will weather over time unless treated
Technical specification
Batten
- Batten Gauge: 100mm
- Batten size: Typically 50mm x 25mm, but 38mm x 25mm can be used
- Batten required: 10 linear metres / m2
Dimensions
- Length: 405mm (16”) (approx)
- Thickness: (Tapered) 10mm Butt / 2mm Tip (approx)
- Width: (ALL RANDOM) 75mm - 325mm (approximately)
- Grade: Imperfections = Top 1/3
- Quantity per pack: 95 - 100 shingles in various widths per pack (approximately)
Exposure / Coverage
- Minimum coverage: 1.63m2 per pack (approx) at roof pitch: 18 degrees to 90 degrees / Exposure: 102mm Gauge (approx)
- Minimum coverage: 2.42m2 per pack (approx) at roof pitch: 90 degrees / Exposure: 145mm Gauge (approx)
Fixing
- Stainless Steel Annular Ring Shank Nails: 25mm or 30mm for installing shingles / 40mm for installing ridges / 75mm where a longer nail is required
- Alternatively, Silicone Bronze 31mm x 1.8mm nails can be used for installing the shingles
Nail requirements
- Typically 2 nails per shingle
- 190 nails required per pack of shingles irrespective of nail size (approximately)
Pitch
- Minimum pitch: 14 degrees
- Maximum pitch: 90 degrees (Can be installed on vertical faces)