Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Exterior wood specs

Wood Type

Paint-Holding Characteristic (1, best; 5, worst)

Resistance to Cupping (1, most; 4, least)

Conspicuousness of Checking (1, least; 2, most)

Western Red Cedar

1

1

1

Cypress

1

1

1

Redwood

1

1

1

Eastern White Pine

2

2

2

Ponderosa Pine

3

2

2

White Fir

3

2

2

Western Hemlock

3

2

2

Spruce

3

2

2

Douglas Fir

4

2

2

Southern Yellow Pine

2

2

2


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