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I would like to side my house with shakes on the gabled ends and horizontal or vertical siding on the lower portion. I like the look of western red cedar shakes and rough sawn western red cedar siding. Red cedar siding is just too pricey. Does anyone have real experience with another less costly wood which can be made to look as good as red cedar through the application of stains and/or preservatives, ie. Penofin, Sikkens. I would consider using yellow pine shakes and T1-11 yellow pine with 1×2’s added to look like batten and board if I could achieve the look. I would like the materials I use to last the life of the house assuming proper care is taken to preserve and protect the material over the years and I would like a material which only requires cleaning, finish, preservative etc. every three years or more. There are home centers, lumberyards and mills locally. Most all types of lumber can be found. Hemlock, pine, and poplar are available from local mills.
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I would like to side my house with shakes on the gabled ends and horizontal or vertical siding on the lower portion. I like the look of western red cedar shakes and rough sawn western red cedar siding. Red cedar siding is just too pricey. Does anyone have real experience with another less costly wood which can be made to look as good as red cedar through the application of stains and/or preservatives, ie. Penofin, Sikkens. I would consider using yellow pine shakes and T1-11 yellow pine with 1x2's added to look like batten and board if I could achieve the look. I would like the materials I use to last the life of the house assuming proper care is taken to preserve and protect the material over the years and I would like a material which only requires cleaning, finish, preservative etc. every three years or more. There are home centers, lumberyards and mills locally. Most all types of lumber can be found. Hemlock, pine, and poplar are available from local mills.