Western Red Cedar CB No.2
Western Red Cedar CB (Clear and Better) No. 2 gives a sleek appearance to the façade. The wood is lightweight, durable, and offers a luxurious and natural look thanks to its beautiful grain patterns.
Western Red Cedar CB No.2 in short
🌍 North America
🏠 Interior and exterior use
🛒 Facade, ceiling, overhang, roof, decking, fencing, posts and garden wood
💰 From €120 to €140 per m² excl. VAT
🎨 Warm reddish-brown → weathers fairly quickly to gray
🔥 Class D/B
⭐ CB No. 2 offers a clean appearance without knots and is more uniform compared to STK
➖ Relatively soft wood
Western Red Cedar BC No.2 products
The characteristics of Western Red Cedar CB No. 2 wood
Durable wood
The wood has durability class 2, resulting in a lifespan of 20–25 years.
Western Red Cedar CB No. 2 originates from the vast, sustainably managed forests of North America.
The wood is also known worldwide for its natural resistance to rot, fungi, and insects.
Authentic appearance
The wood is lightweight, easy to work with, and particularly stable, making it ideal for cladding, overhangs, garden structures, and other outdoor applications.
Its warm reddish-brown color and uniform texture create a timeless appearance, which beautifully weathers to gray over time if left untreated.
Workability
Thanks to the natural oils in the wood, it is naturally resistant to moisture, fungi, and wood-destroying insects.
The wood is easy to work with, rarely cracks, and remains stable during temperature changes.
CB (Clear and Better) No. 2 offers a uniform appearance with an attractive, virtually knot-free surface.
Benefits
Clear and Better (CB) No. 2 – uniform appearance, virtually knot-free.
Lightweight, stable, and durable.
Suitable for façades, overhangs, fencing, and more.
Easy to work with and install.
Warm color tone – weathers evenly to gray without treatment.
Ecologically responsible and sourced from sustainably managed forests.
Dimensions
Thicknesses: from 15 mm to 105 mm.
Lengths: up to 6100 mm.
Widths: from 80 mm to 310 mm.
Shorter lengths are more affordable than longer lengths.
Treatment
Can be used untreated. It weathers to a beautiful, even gray color.
Various treatments are available to preserve the brown color, such as exterior oil, which maintains the wood’s natural appearance. The wood can also be treated with a stain.
Impregnation: An alternative method to prevent the wood from graying is pressure impregnation.
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