Cedar Siding Prices and Pictures - Buffalo Lumber - Home Builder Developer, Interior Renovation and Design Home Builder Developer, Interior Renovation and Design

1x6 T&G CLEAR Cedar pre-finished with Cabots "Brickstone" semi-transparent oil based stain

Red cedar is insect and moisture resistant with exceptional resistance to decay, moderate strength, moderately soft and light in weight, completely non-resinous, works easily, takes fine finishes and has lowest shrinkage of North American Softwood species.

You KNOW you want Cedar Siding or you wouldn't be here. Do you know what it really takes?

Our job is not to just sell you wood. Our job is to make sure you understand what you are getting into so IF you do buy CEDAR SIDING it meets or exceeds your expectations!

Western Red Cedar Siding & Paneling Delivered Mill Direct To You!

DID YOU KNOW?

99% of all reported cedar siding FAILURES are Selection, Installation and Maintenance related. Which means that 99% of your wood's performance depends on YOU!

Your IMMEDIATE and LONG TERM costs are affected by the grade, pattern, texture and finish buying choices you make!

Your IMMEDIATE Installation costs are affected by planning for air space, sealing all 6 sides, protecting siding at job site AND your installer's experience!

Your LONG TERM maintenace costs are affected by your choice of surface texture, finish product and willingness to check every year that your siding is still protected from the elements!

1x6 THIN BEVEL CLEAR AYE&BTR Grade - Mill Pre-Finished with TWP Natural #1530 home in Florida

Your choices in Cedar Appearance affects your IMMEDIATE and LONG TERM costs!

#1 GRADE: Clear vs. Knotty: The most significant question is Do you like knots?. Knotty wood costs half as much as Clear. In today's market that translates to $4-$5 a square foot for Knotty, $8-$10 for Clears. How do you like Knots now?

Clear Cedar $9.50 - $10.50 per SQFT Delivered

Near Clear Cedar $8.00 - $9.00 per SQFT Delivered

Mill Select Cedar $4.25 - $4.75 per SQFT Delivered

Customer Select Cedar $3.75 - $4.25 per SQFT Delivered

#2 SIZE & PATTERN: We can mill almost any size and pattern you want. You should know that any size over 1x8" is prone to cupping while smaller sizes require more labor to install. Certain patterns like Bevel can be less expensive than T&G or Ship-Lap because the specific mill cut makes better use of the original board.

#3 FINISH (Application & Duration): Your immediate cost will depend on paint vs stain, specific brand and number of coats needed. LONG TERM; Transparent finishes need to be re-applied every 1-2 years, Semi-transparent stains 2-5 years, Semi-Solid 3-7 years, Solid-Stain 7-10 while paint can last up to 25 years. Mill Pre-Finish runs 50 to $1 per square foot per coat.

#4 TEXTURE (Rough vs Smooth): Texture directly impacts your long term costs because rough face holds more stain than smooth. Rough face on average will last at least one year longer before requiring maintenance than smooth texture. Because stain soaks into rough texture more evenly the colors are richer and more consistent.

MOST IMPORTANT! Whatever grade, pattern, finish appearance choices you make you HAVE to coat ALL sides and edges prior to installation to ensure against ROT. If you are going to do the job right you can not do it better or cheaper than the mill's factory pre-finish machine!

ShipLap, Dutch Lap, Channel Lap Patterns

In the last few years a modification to the standard Shiplap "Flush Joint" profile has gained in prominance. Sometimes called Nickel Gap, Shadow Gap, Shadow Profile, Shadow Line and Small Reveal this is a custom milled shiplap profile that includes a narrow gap where the boards overlap. When installed a "shadow" effect is created. The diagram below outlines the joins between the installed boards. "G" is the custom milled gap which can vary based on the "shadow line" emphasis the customer is looking for - but is usually narrow often only 3/16 - 3/8 inch.

CEDAR PRICING By SQUARE FOOT

Understanding our Prices:

We price cedar siding by the square foot. Our Price is meant to include an idea of delivery if you order at least 1500 square feet. The finish price includes your cedar wood plus one coat factory stained or primed. That means wood and finish for that price delivered.

If you know your square footage you can multiply it by the price below and have an idea what this product will cost you. If your square footage is below 1500sq expect to put some delivery on it.

Pricing below INCLUDES Delivery if ordering at LEAST 1500 SQFT $2500 ORDER MINIMUM

All cedar grades are Kiln Dried except Customer Select which is Green Partially Air Dried Your SQFT Coverage x Price per SQFT = TOTAL JOB COST DELIVERED ! Check your SQFT to LFT coverage

FACTORY FINISH = PEACE OF MIND How Much is Your Peace of Mind Worth?

YOU HAVE TO BACK SEAL! IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THE JOB RIGHT YOU CANNOT FINISH BETTER THAN MACHINES CAN!!

Add 35 per SQFT for ECO-FRIENDLY OIL BASED STAIN (Rough Face Only - not available at all mill locations)

Buffalo Lumber offers a comprehensive system to do cedar wood siding the right way and it starts with factory finish.

The biggest and most frequent mistake we see people make is thinking they can just tack cedar siding up and stain the face to save money. This is the Worst Thing you can Possibly do with Wood Siding!

The problem is water. Water gets behind the wood and causes problems. By the time you realize there is a problem the cost to repair it is in the thousands or tens of thousands.

99% of all reported siding failures are installation related. That puts a pretty big onus on preparation. Doing the job exactly the right way is worth its weight in gold when you consider that anything that goes wrong costs multiple thousands of dollars to address.

8 hours a day, 5 days a week we get calls about wood siding and the number 1 reported reason we get called is the wood siding on the house now is failing because it was not sealed on the back.

The average cost for one of our customers to repair cedar siding is well over $5000. We have a $2500 order minimum + they have labor.

Life teaches 1 rule: It costs 10 TIMES MORE to fix something that goes wrong than it would to do the job the exact right way in the first place.

Why put your building and your wallet at risk?

Be Certain - factory finish!

Pricing based on 1500 SQFT order Delivered FREE to most places in the USA! $2500 ORDER MINIMUM

1x6 CLEAR Cedar Shiplap "Nickel GAP" profile - Pre-Stained TWP Natural #1530 home in New Jersey

BEVEL THIN, BEVEL (standard), BEVEL THICK

BEVEL THIN NO RABBET Smooth Face - Eased Edge

BEVEL STANDARD NO RABBET Smooth Face - Eased Edge

BEVEL RABBETED DOLLY VARDEN Rough Face - Square Edge

BEVEL SIDING PATTERN - more Pictures and Profiles

CEDAR PRICING By SQUARE FOOT

Understanding our prices:

If you know your square footage you can multiply it by the price below and have an idea what this product will cost you. If your square footage is below 1500sq expect to put some delivery on it.

Pricing below INCLUDES Delivery if ordering at LEAST 1500 SQFT $2500 ORDER MINIMUM

Check your SQFT to LFT coverage All Bevel grades and profiles are Kiln Dried Your SQFT Coverage x Price per SQFT = TOTAL JOB COST DELIVERED !