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2x8 Cedar Log Siding #3 "U Grade" - Missouri Home

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The "U Grade" Western Red Cedar Log Siding is a new item we are trying out. The experience has been very good so far. Our 2x8" #3 Grade PAD (Partially Air Dried) cedar is for the rustic customer looking for the cheapest way to cover their home or cabin with cedar log siding and still have something very nice to show for their money and effort. Check out the following log siding "U" grading techniques used by one of our favorite customers.
 
Buffalo Lumber has been involved in the grading of wood for generations. The science has evolved to being able to offer discount prices for the creative do-it-your-selfer who knows how to work a saw to create beautiful red cedar log siding results. Read our personal T&G Red Cedar Siding Ugrade process. It showcases the grading technique we used to create a beautiful outcome with U-Grade red cedar siding installed as an interior paneling.
 
To be clear we say ALL wood siding projects should allow a 20% safety margin - 5-10% jobsite trim and waste + 5% potential milling defect and transit damage + 5% Murphy's law insurance.
 
In our estimation an additional 10% should be ordered for waste factor on #3 PAD U-Grade products. The U-Grade cedar log siding should have a 25-30% safety factor. The same as above + 10% additional trim and waste. That said with some rustic personal tastes (not minding wood that is not perfect) and creative trimming you should be able to use 90% or more of your cedar log siding U-Grade order.


 
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This cedar log siding customer played guinea pig for us and was the first to run this U-Grade log in the hopes of saving money.
 
Here are the numbers- All told our Pre-stained #3 U grade log siding prices fall 40% to 60% below the market. With 20% waste this customer experienced a Net savings 40% over retail. In his case he said he saved over $15,000.


 
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This is the far back wall where he put all the rough stuff. As you can see below the biggest problem he is dealing with is loose knots. This customer has put the siding up with some loose knot holes. AND he has a great idea about how to fill the holes.
 
He keeps his scrap pieces piled in back and at the end of the project he will grab scrap pieces and look at where the knot is in relationship to the shape of the pattern.


 
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He then takes a hole saw (like the one you cut doorknob holes with) and cuts out the area around the knot in the house siding. Then he takes a scrap piece and cuts a knot out from a similar place on the curvature of the pattern to replace the missing knot.
 
As you can see below he will cut the hole toward the top of the scrap piece near the lip. This will make the knot the proper shape to fit snugly into the hole. A little glue and that baby is in for life. The knot has the right shape to fit into the curve of the pattern no matter where it happens to occur.
 
That was a great idea.


 
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Below are some of the flaws the customer experienced. He said the splitting was the biggest cause of waste as far as using the wood for siding but he has other plans.
 
He will go back and cut this into custom trim and moldings. He will cut the knots back from this. He will build bird houses with little pieces.


 
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Imagine how our customer feels having built his dream log home for a fraction of the normal cost. He is determined to use every inch of this wood.
 
If you are a wood lover and understand the philosophy of creatively using every inch of wood you will appreciate the value of cost and having fun!


 
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Each delivery is quoted individually after the products have been selected. We carry products from suppliers located all across the country. Each delivery will be calculated based on location of customer, location of product manufacturer and weight of total shipment.
 
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Buffalo Lumber offers full 20 and 40 foot container quotes internationally. Europe, Asia, anywhere a container will go we can get it there. At this time Buffalo Lumber can only quote full 20 and 40 foot containers, smaller shipments would be customer arranged.

 

Delivery to and around the following US Cities and Zips:


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Boston Massachusetts 02108 Nashville Tennessee 37204 Houston Texas 77004
Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860 Knoxville Tennessee 37914 Galveston Texas 77550
Nashua New Hampshire 03060 Memphis Tennessee 38131 Laredo Texas 78046
Concord New Hampshire 03301 Jackson Mississippi 39201 San Antonio Texas 78204
Portland Maine 04101 Louisville Kentucky 40202 Corpus Christie Texas 78401
Bar Harbor Maine 04609 Lancaster Ohio 43130 Austin Texas 78704
Burlington Vermont 05401 Columbus Ohio 43229 Amarillo Texas 79101
Hartford Connecticut 06101 Cleveland Ohio 44101 Lubbuck Texas 79406
New Milford Connecticut 06776 Cincinnati Ohio 45204 El Paso Texas 79821
Mt. Laurel New Jersey 08054 Dayton Ohio 45401 Denver Colorado 80012
New Egypt New Jersey 08533 Indianapolis Indiana 46201 Boulder Colorado 80301
New York New York 10004 Oak Park Michigan 48237 Erie Colorado 80514
Syracuse New York 13201 Detroit Michigan 48242 Fort Collins Colorado 80525
Buffalo New York 14204 Grand Rapids Michigan 49506 Colorado Springs Colorado 80904
New York New York 14280 Des Moines Iowa 50301 Ft Carson Colorado 80913
Rochester New York 14604 Milwaukee Wisconsin 53204 Durango Colorado 81301
Pittsburg Pennsylvania 15122 Madison Wisconsin 53562 Grand Junction Colorado 81501
Scranton Pennsylvania 18505 Minneapolis Minnesota 55401 Aspen Colorado 81611
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104 Perham Minnesota 56573 Vail Colorado 81657
Washington District Of Columbia 20001 Rapid City South Dakota 57702 Cheyenne Wyoming 82007
Germantown Maryland 20874 Fargo North Dakota 58104 Casper Wyoming 82609
Annapolis Maryland 21401 Helena Montana 59601 Gillette Wyoming 82716
Alexandria Virginia 22304 Bozeman Montana 59715 Boise Idaho 83702
Richmond Virginia 23231 Chicago Illinois 60601 Tooele Utah 84074
Chesapeake Virginia 23325 Springfield Illinois 62701 Salt Lake City Utah 84101
Virginia Beach Virginia 23454 St. Louis Missouri 63101 Phoenix Arizona 85003
Charleston West Virginia 25301 Springfield Missouri 65807 Tucson Arizona 85701
Cowen West Virginia 26206 Olathe Kansas 66061 Albuquerque New Mexico 87104
Raleigh North Carolina 27604 Topeka Kansas 66603 Santa Fe New Mexico 87505
Charlotte North Carolina 28204 Wichita Kansas 67201 Las Vegas Nevada 89044
Lugoff South Carolina 29078 Omaha Nebraska 68104 Carson City Nevada 89701
Columbia South Carolina 29201 Lincoln Nebraska 68501 Los Angeles California 90001
Charleston South Carolina 29401 New Orleans Louisiana 70112 Rancho Cucamonga California 91701
Atlanta Georgia 30303 Shreveport Louisiana 71101 San Diego California 92101
Atlanta Georgia 30313 Mc Gehee Arkansas 71654 San Francisco California 94104
Jacksonville Florida 32099 Little Rock Arkansas 72201 Willits California 95490
Tallahassee Florida 32301 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104 Arcata, Eureka California 95521
Miami Florida 33109 Tulsa Oklahoma 74117 Sacramento California 95814
Madison Alabama 35756 Plano Texas 75024 Portland Oregon 97204
Huntsville Alabama 35801 Dallas Texas 75201 Seattle Washington 98104
Montgomery Alabama 36101 Ft Worth Texas 76109 Olympia Washington 98502

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