Burnt Redwood Siding
It is rarely used today because of its high price tag.
Burnt redwood siding. Redwood is a beautiful increasingly rare type of soft wood used in siding. This means that most redwood siding is old and often in need of care. Nakamoto forestry is the largest producer and supplier of japanese burnt wood siding shou sugi ban in the us canada. Competitive pricing and shortest lead time.
The japanese invented this technique centuries ago calling it shou sugi ban or yakisugi. With traditional painted siding you have the cost of the siding installation costs paint and painting costs and then repainting again every 10 or so years. If you want a less burnt finish this is really easy just get a hard bristled brush and brush your wood siding. In many cases using our charred wood instead of painted stained wood siding or another siding material can actually be significantly cheaper over the long run.
The essential idea is to burn the surface of wood to a varying degree of char.