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  • For optimum performance, the WRCLA recommends that Western Red Cedar is preprimed or pre-finished prior to job site delivery.
  • Western Red Cedar produces fewer greenhouse gases, generates less water and air pollution, requires less energy to produce than alternatives and comes from a renewable and sustainable resource.
  • Western Red Cedar from WRCLA members is independently certified as legal and sustainable.
  • Western Red Cedar requires significantly less energy to produce than fibre cement or wood composite materials.
  • Unlike man-made alternatives, Western Red Cedar is biodegradeable.
  • Western Red Cedar has the lowest environmental impact when compared with other materials such as brick and fibre cement.
  • The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA) is non profit association representing Western Red Cedar producers, distributors and retailers throughout North America.
  • Western Red Cedar is one of the most durable coniferous species and can be counted on to give long and trouble free service under most conditions.
  • Western Red Cedar is light weight, easily worked and ideal for almost all types of finishes.
  • Western Red Cedar has centuries of proven performance which cannot be said of new man made products.
  • The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Western Red Cedar decking shows it has the lowest environmental impact when compared with wood composite and PVC decking.
  • Western Red Cedar is one of the most stable softwoods, so decks stay flat and straight and resist checking.
  • All outdoor materials (including composite decking) require modest but regular care and maintenance.
  • Unlike plastic or composite decking which come from non-renewable petroleum based materials, Western Red Cedar is renewable and biodegradable.
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