The “Tree of Life” is what the first residents of the Pacific Northwest called the stately Western Red Cedar. Its legendary durability made cedar nature’s gift for building ocean-going canoes, post-and-beam houses, ceremonial dance masks and ancestral totem poles, many of which have withstood centuries of weathering.

Western Red Cedar is the deck material of choice noted for its beauty, versatility, and durability. Installing a Western Red Cedar deck is fun and easy when done correctly.

Western Red Cedar is a lightweight, aromatic wood renowned for its exceptional beauty and natural resistance to decay and insect damage. Cedar is used around the world for house siding, decking, fencing, doors, windows, blinds, garden gazebos, sheds, arbors, planters and gates.

Wood Decking and Deck Material
Western Red Cedar is a superior all-weather decking material. A cedar wood deck is naturally resistant to decay and insect damage. Cedar wood decking has a unique grown in the woods preservative oil that means no further treatment of the deck material is needed unless the deck material is in direct contact with the ground. Cedar wood decking material has less than half the swelling and shrinking tendencies of other domestic softwoods. Our wood decking material lies flat, stays straight, retains fasteners and provides a firm base for paints and stains. This allows your cedar wood deck to age gracefully through decades of extreme weather.




But Cedar wood decking isn't just these sturdy virtues. Cedar decks are downright beautiful, with a rich grain, texture and color that complements any architectural style, from traditional to post-modern. Build with today's Cedar wood decking material and enjoy the lasting prestige that imitators can only hint at.



Wood Deck Grade Choices Made Simple


No more puzzling over wood decking grades and material. Members of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association have reduced the mumbo-jumbo to four easily understood choices - a wood deck category for every taste and budget.





The Friendliest Wood Decking Material You Can Work With

Along with all its virtues of beauty, stability and endurance, Cedar decking material is naturally easy-going. Cedar deckings ultra light weight makes transporting and handling this wood a snap. Its soft texture and straight grain mean quick, clean sawing and shaping. Cedar deck material takes nails and other fasteners without cracking or splitting.