Timber Roof Shingles Uk

Sourced from france pefc certified from high grade logs these shingles are an offshoot of the barrel making industry.

Timber roof shingles uk.

Cedar roof shingles contain a natural preservative making them uncommonly durable in their natural state. The art of shingling a roof is not set in stone. Browse our range of timber roof shingles all our roof shingles are renewable handcrafted and cut from locally sourced fsc timber at our base in barnstaple devon. The majestic western red cedar used for both of these roofing products comes from stewarded and sustainable timber sources.

Information on blue label usage only. And now a good thing just got even better. Blue label shingles are 100 heartwood and edge grain so the grade will not allow for knots or sapwood and can be used on all roof and vertical applications. Vastern timber stocks the no 1 blue label cedar shingles which are the highest quality of shingle available.

Shingles have been used for hundreds of years in many forms to cover houses and outbuildings. Buy timber shingles and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. This means that very little extra energy is used to create cedar roof shingles.

That is to say a sawn shingle but a very different product from any other sawn european american or british shingle. It is entirely renewable and boasts pefc accreditation and full chain of custody for extra assurance and our shingles and shakes can achieve a bre green guide rating. Roof shingles our home grown timber shingles are a truly renewable and sustainable roofing cladding material with one of the lowest carbon footprints of any widely used building product. Cedar shingles have one of the lowest carbon footprints of any building products because they are supplied from sustainable sources and are a bi product created from the material that remains once log have been processed at mills.

Shingles produced to this grade are 100 edge grain 100 clear of knots and 100 free of sap while other grades on the market will contain more knots and defects. Silva timber offers both certilabel yellow cedar and certilabel western red cedar shingles shakes and hip ridge caps. For quality assurance always specify certigrade western red cedar shingles. Standard shingles random width 75mm 325mm 405mm long x 10mm butt x 2mm tip.

Our shingle design is based upon roofing slates which allows them to be highly durable and have a lifespan of 25 years.