What is WRC?
Canadian western red cedar has a strong, distinctive grain. The colours vary widely from dark chocolate brown to light pink. With a durability class 2, it has an anticipated service life of 50+ years (untreated). The boards are relatively free of knots giving a clean and contemporary appearance.
Important Facts
Durability Class 2
Distinctive colour – uneven
Moisture content of around 16-25%, optimal for external cladding only
Features & Benefits
Canadian wrc is undoubtedly the most popular choice for timber cladding projects in the UK. Cedar originating from the Pacific West coast of North America and Canada grows in relatively pristine conditions producing clean and slow grown timber. Available in multiple profiles and finger-jointed lengths up to 12m
Durable
Naturally durable and relatively stable when compared to other wood species commonly used for cladding. These two qualities ensure that cedar cladding boards continue to look smart for many decades
Appearance
Canadian western red cedar has a strong, distinctive grain. The colours vary widely from dark chocolate brown to light pink
Movement
A ‘lively’ species, as with all larch, it is prone to distort. Throughout the year, a 145mm wide profile can vary +/- 5mm. Therefore we advise against a TG&V profile, why not have a look at our WB12 profile below
Available grades
We offer WRC the highest grades in the industry, Clean Grade A. Grade A allows for occasional small sound knots
Available Profiles
The most popular profile is the WB12 as it allows for a hidden fixing. its an all round stable profile compared to a TG&V because it has a large Tongue and Groove
Full Package
Lasts for lifetime of building
We can offer a full cladding package: Fixings, corner details, factory coatings, finger-jointed lengths up to 12m and delivery nationwide. Enquire about WRC cladding now
Available Profiles
Siberian Larch is available in most standard profiles. We have our own tooling station to craft cutters for bespoke profiles, contact us if you have questions
Available Profiles
Siberian Larch is available in most standard profiles. We have our own tooling station to craft cutters for bespoke profiles, contact us if you have questions
How to order cladding?
When enquiring, to help us create a quotation quicker we need to know the following. Please dont hesitate to phone if you need help deciding, we want you to be happy with the end result
TESTIMONIALS
Thank you – The help you gave us was truly amazing – you said yes to what seemed an impossible request in a heartbeat and what a difference it made – The house looked beautiful and we’re all so proud of what everyone achieved – the family were utterly overwhelmed by the sheer force of goodwill that everyone showed them
Fraser we are really happy with the finish and look. Actually the Abodo cladding is main thing people remark and compliment about the house, we’ve certainly been spreading the word about you guys and the Abodo cladding.
Just a short note of thanks, I received my order yesterday as planned. Derek was very helpful and cheery, as has everyone I spoke to in the company.
A pleasure to work with you and 5 star service.
It was an easy choice to move to using Glenalmond Timber’s floor joist system. It gives an improved specification for many aspects of the build, including acoustics, ease of installation, lack of bounce in the floor as well of course as cost effectiveness. A great all-round product, it’s a lot more than just a joist and the level of service from Fraser has been a joy. Whenever you deal with people such as that, the business process becomes a pleasure
We were looking for larch cladding with a coating specified by the architect & client, although this was not a standard finish used by Glenalmond they went out of their way to source it, from the moment I contacted them they could not have been more helpful, we will definitely be back in touch when doing our next cladding job
…I have been a joiner for over 25 years and due to the straightness and quality machining it was the best cladding (Abodo) I have ever worked with…
The larch cladding we got from you is outstanding. We absolutely love the smooth riven effect. Thanks again for supplying the cladding
Thanks for the impromptu tour on Friday. I was very impressed with your set-up there, great to see yours and Martin’s enthusiasm for the business and getting quality products out into the market so we can build with quality materials
I just wanted to say a big thank you to you and your team for my order. We received it this morning and I am very impressed with the quality of the cladding and also how well it was all packaged. I would certainly recommend you to anyone who may be looking for cladding in the future.
Riven Effect Textures
We are the only company in the UK who has the machine to apply these unique textures. For more information on riven effects please don’t hesitate to contact us
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