Burnt Wood Siding House

Our stack of charred cedar siding grew steadily.

Burnt wood siding house.

The burning process creates a layer of carbon resulting in elegant finishes that protect the wood from the elements. Its silvery surface transforms with the changing light. All of our exterior products are designed to preserve the tradition of shou sugi ban while meeting the high demands of modern architecture. Our exterior charred siding products deliver superior performance and distinctive beauty.

Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it. Using charred wood siding will reduce or eliminate these long term maintenance and replacement costs. Re painting a house every 10 years is a significant expense and re siding costs even more. However almost any type of wood can be used making this a great way to use reclaimed lumber.

There s an ethereal quality to the charcoaled wood. Eric whetzel the charred wood depending on the angle and level of light can take on silvery tones although in our experience this mostly goes away once the wood has been oiled producing a uniformly black appearance. Charred wood is more bug pest resistant than normal wood. Traditionally shou sugi ban was made with cedar.

The appeal of a burnt wood finish the hottest trend in design which is also an ancient japanese technique offers surprising benefits for siding furniture and more. In many cases using our charred wood instead of painted stained wood siding or another siding material can actually be significantly cheaper over the long run. The real reason for all the excitement over charred wood siding is that it is simply beautiful. The final product is also known as yakisugi yaki means to cook burn and sugi is the japanese name for cedar but shou sugi ban seems to have won as the most commonly used term in english and it is sometimes simply known as a.