Western Red Cedar Lumber Guide
To All Our Valued Customers, Over the past few years, the Covid 19 Pandemic has forced us to adapt and change the way we do things on a day-to-day basis. Florida Lumber is no exception. To make sure that we remain strong and competitive in the market for the years to come, Florida Lumber has had to adjust and change our vision for the future. In the last 2 years, we have stopped selling Sheetrock and drywall products, roofing felt and roofing materials, and have even closed on Saturdays.
Over the last few months, we have been transitioning our way out of the door supply business so on August 31, 2022, our door shop will stop assembling doors. We will continue liquidating our doors from inventory until we are out of material.
Some customers have asked if we are closing or even moving locations. To set the story straight, we are not closing or selling the business and we are not moving. These changes are all part of our new vision and path to continue serving South Florida and increasing our footprint in the construction supply industry.
Our focus is going to be on Lumber, Construction Materials, Rebar Fabrication and Rebar Accessories. As we have liquidated some of the items that we don’t sell anymore we have created more space to buy a larger volume of our core items and pass on the savings to our customers.
In the next year you will start seeing changes that will help improve our ability to serve you, our customers. We appreciate your business and your patience as Florida Lumber’s new vision becomes reality.
A Todos Nuestros Valiosos Clientes En los ultimos anos, la pandemia de el Virus (Covid 19) nos ha forzado a adaptarnos y cambiar la forma de hacer cosas en el dia a dia. Florida Lumber no ha sido una excepcion.
Para asegurarnos de mantenernos fuertes y competitivos en el mercado en los anos venideros, Florida Lumber ha tenido que ajustar y cambiar nuestra vision para el futuro. En los dos ultimos anos hemos dejado de vender los productos de yeso (sheetrock), paneles de yeso (drywall), tela asfaltica (roofing felt), materiales de techo y cerramos los Sabados. En los ultimos meses, hemos estado en transicion para salir del negocio de suministro de puertas, en Agosto 31, del 2022 nuestra tienda de puertas dejara de construir y/o cortar puertas. Vamos a continuar liquidando nuestro inventario de puertas haste que terminemos todo el material. Algunos de nuestros clientes han preguntado si estamos cerrando o si nos estamos moviendo a otra localidad. La verdad es que no estamos cerrando, no estamos vendiendo y no estamos cambiando de localidad. Estos cambios son todos parte de nuestra nueva vision y camino a continuar sirviendo al estado sur de la Florida y incrementar nuestras huellas en la industria de suministros de construccion.
paneles de yeso (drywall), tela asfaltica (roofing felt), materiales de techo y cerramos los Sabados.
En los ultimos meses, hemos estado en transicion para salir del negocio de suministro de puertas, en Agosto 31, del 2022 nuestra tienda de puertas dejara de construir y/o cortar puertas.
Vamos a continuar liquidando nuestro inventario de puertas haste que terminemos todo el material. Algunos de nuestros clientes han preguntado si estamos cerrando o si nos estamos moviendo a otra localidad.
La verdad es que no estamos cerrando, no estamos vendiendo y no estamos cambiando de localidad. Estos cambios son todos parte de nuestra nueva vision y camino a continuar sirviendo al estado sur de la Florida y incrementar nuestras huellas en la industria de suministros de construcción.
2431 N.W. 20TH ST.
MIAMI, FL 33142
PHONE: (305) 635-6412
Sales Fax: (305) 633-4054
Accounting Fax: (305) 635-3723
Email: sales@tloridalumber.com
Red Western cedar is a versatile and resilient species used for various interior and exterior building applications. This valuable conifer has a unique texture and color with high wood durability.
Western Red Cedar Size And Edges
Based on the size, the cedar lumber classification includes the following:
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Light Framing: this is two to four inches thick with two to four inches width with four surface sides or rough sawn.
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Stringers And Beams: this refer to rectangular members surfaced or rough sawn at five inches and the width is two inches more than the thickness.
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Planks And Structural Joists: these refer to two- to four-inch-thick rectangular members with five-inch width having four surfaced sides or rough sawn.
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Timbers And Posts: these are the square members, surfaced or rough sawn.
Western Red Cedar Hardwood - Characteristics, Quality, And Grade
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Characteristics: This is a large or medium size tree growing up to 60 m and the diameter is 2.5 m. The tree lives for over 1000 years with the trunk tapering rapidly and the crown is even and long, turning irregular as it ages. The top of the tree often has a forked appearance. The stringy and grey bark tears off to form long strips and you find this in the mature trees. The scale-like leaves arranged on twigs are fan-like, flat sprays emitting a unique aroma. The egg-shaped seed cones have multiple scale pairs ripening in the late summer. This sheds in winter and the pollen cones have a reddish color with small structure.
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Quality: Even the wood of fallen trees remains in good shape for over 100 years since it resists insect damage and decay. You can salvage the wood even after this to cut into roof shakes. This lightweight wood has a low strength and moderate softness. It is popular due to the working properties with satiny, smooth finish. The machining qualities are good; this shapes, planes well, and you can send this to create smooth finishes. The gluing of the wood is easy with moderate holding ability for screw and nail. This polishes well.
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Grade: Different characteristics determine the grade of the red cedar. This includes the clear, vertical grain, A clear, clear heart, and rustic among others.
Western Red Cedar Dimension
A machined, standard cladding comes from a sawn timber of dimensions 1 x 6 inches and this works for the various cedar grades. Narrower planks are available as per the desire of the construction project.
Cedar lumber undergoes structural grading based on specialty applications like shop, clears, siding, fence, and paneling along with its appearance.