Thread: Timber I.D. light exterior cladding

Architectural stuff like that is often Western Red Cedar from US (not the Aussie red cedar), although it could be one of the other lighter local eucalypts (rated for external), as most turn a light grey aged look in time (unless you continuously oil the stuff)

Thanks Neil.

I tried addibg another pic to OP but seem to have deleted post. Damn.

And struggling to add more pics from phone

I seem to have deleted OP.
Will repost next opportunity

Can you go knock on the front door and ask?

I've got 8 of my wood carvings outdoors on fence posts for several years now.
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), no finish. Interesting to watch them go silver in the weather.

Another wood could be California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). Lots of it used for decks and outdoor furniture.

Originally Posted by Lights1

I discovered an article that states Silver Top Ash was used in the vertical cladding to the left of the building shown in OP.
Interestingly, what I also mistook as timber, the kitchen under bench and the 'mass' that seems to prop up the upstairs portion, is in fact concrete, with markings from the Oregon timber formwork.

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What I am left to discover, is the treatment or products used, if any, to achieve that white/blonde/grey uniform finish.

I am being told by suppliers of some of the difficulties when trying to achieve a greyed off look, like non uniform greying, peeling/recoating of surface products, splitting timbers if not treated for weather protection...

So I ended up talking with a "Pre-weathered" timber supplier in NSW, I am Melbourne based.
This supplier states that I could even go with a Jarrah/Karri species, as it should arrive onsite grey, not the red that's synonymous with Jarrah.
The supplier went on to state that as the wood has been weathered, I would not be required to apply ANY stains or treatments...ever.

The Pre Weathered sounds good, more expensive yes, but seems to achieve the look I am after, although more grey than timber found in OP.