European Redwood Timber Cladding

European Redwood is a very popular specie for Timber Cladding. This specie is also known as Scots Pine. European Redwood is a well known specie which is imported from Scandinavia. The sapwood tends to be a creamy-white to yellow colour and the heartwood is a reddish-Brown colour, both of which are moderately durable.

It is used and has been used for centuries for many Internal and External Joinery applications. This specie works easily and well with both hand and machine tools, but ease of working and quality of finish is dependent upon the size, and number of knots, and degree of resin present.

It has excellent machining properties and can be planed to a Smooth, clean finish. It can be glued, stained, varnished and painted satisfactorily, and takes nails and Screws well.