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Yellow Cedar Shingles and Shakes

High Performance For Your Building

Enjoy a wide variety of Alaskan Yellow Cedar shake and shingle products at WoodRoof.com, a trusted supplier of beautiful siding and roofing materials since 2001! Architects, builders, property developers, resort developers, home builders, home owners, and roofers all count on us to provide high-quality yet cost-effective products. Now also an international supplier, we supply and ship around the globe! Call us today so that we can have your order of yellow cedar shake and shingle ready just in time for the next shipment. 

What is Alaska Yellow Cedar?

Alaska Yellow Cedar is a wonderful species! Produced in much smaller quantities than Red and White Cedars, this wood has unique properties that allow it to perform extremely well against the elements – arguably much better than its cousins. Yellow Cedar is from the cypress family,  rather than a cedar, (thuja).

  • Alaska Yellow Cedar (AYC) – (chaemacyprus nootkatensis)
  • Western Red Cedar (WRC) – (thuja plicata)
  • Eastern White Cedar (EWC) – (thuja occidentalis)

Yellow Cedar grows only in the coastal mountains of Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. These higher elevations and northern latitudes have short growing seasons, resulting in very tight annual growth rings. This makes for a strong, dense wood, 1/3rd heavier than WRC and EWC and similar to Douglas Fir in structural strength. Yellow Cedar also has a high content of natural oils that effectively inhibit the agents of decay.

Yellow Cedar shingles are best when left to weather naturally to beautiful silver gray! Historically, this wood has also been used extensively for boat building, water reservoirs, gutters, beams and bridge stringers. It has many characteristics that make it a valuable species worldwide for lumber products where strength and natural resistance to decay are desired.

AYC Shingles & Shakes – most common products

Alaska Yellow Cedar shingle siding are available in the products listed below. You will find full details on each product page by selecting one of the options below or in the menu box above left on this page.

Products & Specs

Alaska Yellow Cedar 18" (45cm) PERFECTION Shingles

Species: Alaska Yellow Cedar (chaemacyprus nootkatensis)
Grade: Certi-Grade® No 1  Grade Blue Label
Pricing Details: US Dollars PER BUNDLE, freight extra
No. 1 Grade Blue Label Request Pricing Here
No. 2 Grade Red Label Request Pricing Here
Roofing Square - 100 sq ft: 4 Bundles @ 5" exposure
Max area / bdl - 3 layer roof: 25 sq ft @ 5 1/2"
Max area / bdl 0 2 layer wall: 35 sq ft @ 7"
Lineal measure / bundle: 695 inches
Bundle Piece Count (approx): 100-130 random width shingles
Shingle Widths, (nominal) random, 4"-14"
Butt Thickness, (nominal) 5x2"

Cedar Bureau Perf Brochure including AYC

Alaska Yellow Cedar 18" R&R Shingle Siding

Species: Alaska Yellow Cedar (chaemacyprus nootkatensis)
Grade: Certi-Grade® No. 1 Blue Label
Pricing Details: US Dollars PER BUNDLE, freight extra
No. 1 Grade Blue Label Request Pricing Here
No. 2 Grade Red Label Request Pricing Here
Area / carton - 3 layer wall 39 sq ft @ 5 1/2" exposure
Area / carton - 2 layer wall 50 sq ft @ 7 exposure
Lineal measure / bundle: 1000 inches
Carton piece count (approx) 100-130 random width shingles
Shingle Widths, (nominal) random, 4"-14"

R&R Brochure

Alaska Yellow Cedar 18

Alaska Yellow Cedar 18" TAPERSAWN Shakes

Species: Alaska Yellow Cedar (chaemacyprus nootkatensis)
Grade: Certi-Sawn® Premium Grade Blue Label
Pricing Details: US Dollars PER BUNDLE, freight extra
Price - per square Request Pricing Here
Price -per bundle Request Pricing Here
Roofing Square - 100 sq ft: 5 Bundles @ 7 1/2" exposure
Max area / bdl - 3 layer roof: 15 sq ft @ 5 1/2"
Max area / bdl - 2 layer wall: 20 sq ft @ 7 1/2"
Lineal measure / bundle: 357 inches
Bundle Piece Count (approx): 50-70 random width shakes
Roofing Square - 100 sq ft: 5 Bundles @ 7 1/2" exposure

CSSB Tapersawn Shakes including AYC

Alaska Yellow Cedar 18

Alaska Yellow Cedar 18" Hand-Split & Resawn Shakes

Species: Alaska Yellow Cedar (chaemacyprus nootkatensis)
Grade: Certi-Sawn® Premium Grade
Pricing Details: US Dollars PER BUNDLE, freight extra
Premium Grade Blue Label Request Pricing Here
No. 1 Grade Red Label Request Pricing Here
Area / bdl - 3 layer wall 15 sq ft @ 5 1/2" exposure
Area / bdl - 2 layer wall 20 sq ft @ 7 1/2" exposure
Lineal measure / bundle: 357 inches
Carton piece count (approx) 50-70 random width shingles
Roofing Square - 100 sq ft 5 bundles @ 7 1/2" exposure

CSSB Handsplit Shakes including AYC

Grades, Uses & Treatments

Grades
Uses
Treatments & Pricing
Packaging
Grades
No.1 Grade Blue Label: 100% Edge Grain
  100% Clear, no defects
  Max roof exp. - 5" | 125mm
  Great for any roof or wall!
No.2 Grade Red Label: Unlimited flat/mixed grain
  10" clear, defects in top 1/3rd
  Max roof exp. - 4" | 10cm
  Good budget option, ask us!
No.3 Grade Black Label: Unlimited flat/mixed grain
  6" clear, defects in top 2/3rds
  Max roof exp. - 3.5" | 9cm
  Great budget option, ask us!
No.4 Grade Undercourse: Unlimited flat/mixed grain
  defects allowed throughout
Grading Rules: CSSB-97 Certigrade® Rules
Uses

The Western Red Cedar No.1 Blue Label 18" Perfection is the most common "cedar shingle" used for roofing worldwide. It has been used throughout the USA Northeast for decades. An easy product to install with great aesthetic value for many roof designs, it is also well known in most off-shore markets.

Traditionally applied at 5-1/2" (14cm) exposure, the Perfection shingle roof offers a clean, smooth, uniform visual. We always recommend using a No.1 Grade Blue Label shingle for roofs and walls to ensure the best performance and appearance for primary buildings.

This 18" Perfection shingle is also used to produce the No.1 18" Re-Butted & Re-Jointed sidewall shingle - the most common siding shingle. The R&R shingle is manicured to speed application and give straight and parallel lines. The raw Perfection shingle can also be used on walls very effectively, albeit with a slightly less tailored end result.

Treatments & Pricing
Natural - no treatment: base price
Kiln Dried: add US$3.50 per bundle
CCA Anti-rot / Anti-termite: add US$6.50 per bundle
CCA & Kiln Dry: add US$9.00 per bundle
Class "C" Fire - USA National add US$18 - $22 per bundle
Class "B" Fire - USA National add US$22 - $27 per bundle
Class "C" Fire - California add US$22 - $27 per bundle
Class "B" Fire - California add US$22 - $27 per bundle
Class "A" Fire - California Ask us for details!
Stains & finishes Ask us for details!
Packaging
bundle weight - natural: 60 lbs (27 kg)
bundle weight - kiln dried: 45 lbs (20 kg)
bundle dimensions: 18" x 26" x 9"
common pallet dimensions: 44" x 54" x 90"
pallet weight - natural: 3000 lbs (1360 kg)
bundles per pallet: 50 bdls - max 60
20ft container capacity: max 400 bdls / 8 pallets
40ft container capacity: max 990 bdls / 18 pallets

Worldwide Delivery

At WoodRoof.com, we take pride in providing full customer satisfaction through efficient services and high-quality products. Enjoy the convenience of browsing our online catalog and purchasing a wide range of products wherever you may be.

We have years of experience in shipping worldwide. The main destinations for our cedar siding shingles and shakes include Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, Asia Pacific, South Pacific, Africa and the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, North Europe, United Kingdom, Caribbean, and the USA.

A Promise of Quality and Affordability

From our base in British Columbia right to your door, you can be assured that the products you receive are of the highest quality. We are a proud member of the Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau, guaranteeing that our shakes and shingles have been inspected under stringent grading rules.

Resellers make us their top choice not only because our products are hand-picked, but also due to our mill direct pricing. You will get the highest return on investment, as proven by our clients who have remained our partners since 2001. Call us today. We look forward to doing business with you.

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