Why Cedar?

The Lindal Difference begins with nature's most perfect building material, Western red cedar. The enduring beauty of our fragrant, fine-grained wood - with its natural radiance, warm colors and velvety finish - can't be imitated with inferior materials.

Enduring Beauty  

From the forest in British Columbia to your building site, Lindal's strict quality control standards and grading systems begin where industry standards end. The cedar available from your local lumber yard can't measure up to Lindal's standards. Alone among the world's home manufacturer's, Lindal operates its own sawmill assuring us the freedom to select only small cedar logs, with superior strength, stability, insulating properties and resistance to insects and decay. We're also unique in drying our cedar in our own kilns, which eliminates excess moisture that causes green or air-dried lumber to twist and warp. Kiln-drying reduces the weight of our cedar, which lowers shipping costs and keeps Lindal homes a competitive value no matter where you choose to build. 

·     Western red cedar contains natural oils that act as preservatives to help the wood resist insect attack and decay.

·     Cedar is also a dimensionally stable wood that lies flat and stays straight even as it ages.

·     Properly finished and maintained, Western red cedar ages gracefully and endures for many years.

·     Under a microscope, a cross-section of Western red cedar reveals the secret of its exceptional insulating ability: nearly ten million air-filled cells in every cubic inch. Western red cedar's uniform cell structure gives it 12 times the insulating value of stone or concrete.

·     This uniformity at a cellular level also makes Western red cedar easy to work with and stable against shrinking. All these qualities give your home a lifetime of low maintenance and lasting value.