Shingle and Shake

Western Red Cedar Shingles and Shakes are a truly renewable and sustainable roofing & cladding material, with one of the lowest carbon footprints of any widely used building product. The clear timber treatment, MicroPro, that are preservative treated with the look of clean or untreated timber. This provides you with the natural beauty of cedar right from the start.

Shingle and shakes have been used for a wide range of structures from domestic dwellings to major themes for roofing and cladding products. Shingle and shakes can contribute significantly to the achievements of zero carbon housing.

Shingle and shakes  perform the same functions but are manufactured in different ways. Shingle is produced by sawing a block of wood on both sides, giving a relatively smooth face and back. A shake is hand split from a block of cedar, along the natural grain of the wood, and then re-sawn to give a textured face and smooth back