Bear Creek also carries cedar decking, timber and beams, and shakes and shingles . Additional grades and sizes are available upon request. All beams are available in Clear, Select or Standard and Better grades. The characteristics that make Western Red Cedar a fine exterior siding, decking, and paneling, also make shake and shingle products the most desirable for roofing and sidewall application. Briefly, we will look at the difference between shakes and shingles and their applications.
Shingles are sawn.
Shakes are split. Shingles have a relatively smooth surface while shakes have at least one highly textured natural grain split surface. Shingles and shakes make of Western Red Cedar are generally used for roof and sidewall applications in the natural or unfinished state.