Japanese Burnt Cedar Siding

A very good friend of ours gemini from new hampshire is preforming the japanese process of shou sugi ban or char burnt siding using our northern white ced.

Japanese burnt cedar siding.

Originating in 18th century japan shou sugi ban is a particularly striking method of preserving wood by charring it with fire. Western red cedar is a renewable resource and we offer fsc certified sustainable options and it doesn t contain any nasty chemicals that are released into the environment or your house. It is often called japanese cedar and is utilized primarily for construction lumber due to high rigidity and quick drying. Traditionally this practice is used with japanese cedar in order to weatherproof it.

The final product is also known as yakisugi yaki means to cook burn and sugi is the japanese name for cedar but shou sugi ban seems to have won as the most commonly used term in english and it is sometimes simply known as a carbonized wood finish. Charred wood siding and fencing aka. Delta millworks is a culmination of all of the lessons learned techniques mastered and clients serviced over our 35 years of history. Select the level of char that brings out the desired black gray silver and brown tones to achieve your desired aesthetic.

Our exterior charred siding products deliver superior performance and distinctive beauty. While shou sugi ban 焼杉板 originated in japan in the 18th century primarily as way to treat cedar siding to make it weatherproof the technique which involves charring a wood surface to render it a. Shou sugi ban or yakisugi are uv resistant weather resistant rot resistant and bug resistant and can last upwards of 80 years with little to no maintenance. We specialize in the hachiko variety used specifically for siding in western japan.

You can see it in our technique the quality of all of the wood we sell and most of all and in our opinion most importantly in the way that we build relationships with our customers. Don t quote me on this but my research indicates that shou sugi ban means burnt cedar board and it s a centuries old japanese technique for preserving wood with fire. Basically it s a way to speed up the weathering process and make a wood plank naturally weatherproof. Our charwood siding shou sugi ban is one of our two flagship products the other being our charwood fencing our charwood siding comes in five different finishes midnight ebony char silvertip sage and lightest tiger char.

The burning process creates a layer of carbon resulting in elegant finishes that protect the wood from the elements.