PROS: Cypress varies in color from cream to golden brown. Over time cypress may amber slightly. It has a fine texture with frequently occurring knots. The grain structure is small, tight and closed. The grain pattern is straight, but has the occasional swirls through it. Cypress is a very hard softwood. It is as hard as cherry. If you have never seen Australian cypress, you may get it confused with knotty pine. The earthier tones make Australian cypress distinct. Its beautiful brown coloring doesn't need to be stained. It holds nails well. Australian cypress is also termite resistant. Australian cypress has very low shrinkage. It is a durable wood that is used both in residential and commercial applications. CONS: Australian cypress can be brittle so be careful when nailing that you don't split the wood. Australian cypress is an oily wood. After you sand, you do not want to wait and let your floor acclimate. The oily substance in the wood is sap or resin. You want to coat it quickly as to not let the natural resin rise to the surface and seep into the coating.

This is a knotty wood. Knots tend to move and shift with time. This means that your finish may possibly peel or separate from the surface of any knots in your floor. It is also possible that you may experience minor cracking around the knots. Knots are the strongest point of the wood itself. However, around the knots, the wood is fairly weak. Knotty wood is beautiful but don't expect the knots to remain perfectly problem-free. Cardigan Welsh Corgi Puppies For Sale In CtAustralian cypress may have some adhesion problems with the finish in contact with the knots in the wood. Tires 225/45r18 95vFinishes typically do not adhere well to knotty areas. Second Hand Curtain Shops WarwickshireA good test is to coat a small knot in finish and try and scratch it off.

If it scratches off, it is not a good finish. Basic Coatings makes Hydroline Sealer, which is a water-based floor sealer. Bona Kemi makes Pacific High Build Sealer and Bonaseal. These finishing products work well with Australian cypress.Sometimes the sap will rise to the surface of the wood. An oil finish will not even dry on a resinous area of your floor. Typically, an oil finish will just sit on top of the sappy area. This means that an oil finish will have little or no adhesion to the knotty area of your Australian cypress flooring. Stay away from high gloss finishes. Near the knots, a high gloss finish will appear wavy. Sometimes a large knot will have cracks through it. If it seems like the crack is big or will grow overtime, don't use that section of floorboard. It will only cause aggravation later! Also, the dust has a strong "piney" smell. Some people are allergic to it. Also, if the dust comes in contact with your skin, you may possibly have a reaction. It is best to wear a long-sleeved shirt and long pants.

If you come in contact with the sawdust, you may experience redness on your skin and sneezing. Don't worry because the scent dissipates fairly quickly. If you have concerns about the sawdust, get the prefinished Australian cypress pine so you won't have to deal with sanding it. If you go with the unfinished, keep in mind that when you are sanding Australian cypress, you need to change your sandpaper frequently. The reason why is because it is a sappy wood. The more friction you create sanding it, the more the resin will warm up. The resin has the propensity to gum up your sandpaper, which you obviously want to avoid. TREE FACTS: Cypress is a species of pine. Cypress grows in the eastern states of Australia, primarily in New South Wales and Southern Queensland. Similar to jarrah, Australian cypress is also a protected species. The Australian government has a Farm Forestry Program that specifies logging practices of Australian cypress. In overseas markets, Australian cypress is valued for flooring and wall panelling.

Because it's a beautiful, straight grained, light colored wood with a wonderful fragrance that is very durable. With its legendary hardiness and durability, cypress also works well outside the home, including siding, trim, decks, fences, shutters, window boxes and landscape design elements. When milled, cypress typically displays a predominantly yellow tone, with reddish, chocolate or olive hues. Noted for its color consistency, density, and relative lack of knots, cypress is superbly workable, easily machined and installed, and In the United States, most cypress trees are natives of the South. primarily in wet, swampy areas along the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Delaware to Florida, and west along the Gulf of Mexico to the border of Texas and Mexico. Cypress also thrives along the Mississippi Valley from the Louisiana delta toWhile cypress has always been THE architectural choice in the South and East, many builders and trade professionals throughout the U.S. are using

cypress in what had traditionally been cedar, redwood and treated pine applications. Annual cypress production is about 100-120 million board feet (6000-7000 truckloads). It is generally believed that cypress trees are growing at a faster rate than they'reFor more information on Cypress as an American, Sustainable, and Carbon Neutral wood, We sell Common #2 grade, which is very suitable for most every building project. We do have a Select grade and Pecky Common grade available for certain products. Our cypress is selected by certified lumber graders according to National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) rules. These rules are outlined in the "Rules for the Measurement and Inspection of Hardwood & cypress" available from the NHLA. Our cypress is sold in random lengths from 6' to 16' unless specified otherwise. Generally, 12'-14'-16' lengths are the most common. Rough Sawn 4x4 to 12x12 timbers (which are custom cut for your job) are available up to 16' long.

Rough sawn wood has a rough saw texture and APPROXIMATE, ROUGH DIMENSIONS. stick marks left during the drying process, weathering (grey or charcoal colored), and small metal banding marks where it was bundled together. Smooth planed wood has been run through a wood planer which gives it a smooth finish, similar to a 2x4 you'd find at the lumberyard. It's milled to exact dimensions and planed on all four sides unless specified otherwise. Cypress is a softwood, but it is graded under a special section of the National Hardwood Lumber Association's rules. Although it has needlelike leaves typical of softwoods, cypress loses its needles during the autumn and winter, hence the "bald cypress" name is commonly used. We dry our cypress to a moisture content of approximately 15%. custom sawn (from logs) for your job will be freshly sawn, wet wood with a moisture content of up to 50%. Yes, cypress flooring is a good choice, but it is a relatively soft wood and will take

on an "aged" look when used in high traffic areas. To give it a harder finish, you might consider sealing it with Waterlox's "Oil Modified Urethane" or similar product.Cypress works well with both hand and power tools. easily and resists warping. Although cypress is resinous, the resin (called cypressene) isn't a sticky sap like other woods. It glues well, sands easily and readily accepts finishes. For interior walls and ceilings, two coats of a polyurethane varnish should be sufficient. The first coat will raise the grain a little bit, so you might lightly sand before applyingYou can also paint your interior cypress if desired, using standard painting For exteriors you can let it weather naturally, but it will perform better if sealed with either a clear stain, colored stain, or paint. If using stains, use an oil based wood stain with a mildew inhibitor. Clear stains last 1-3 years, semi-transparent colored stains (wood grain still visible) last 3-5 years, and solid colored stains last 5-10 years, and

paints last 10-20 years. Furthermore, the USDA Forest Products Laboratory has some great articles in PDF format: Selection and Application of Exterior Stains for Wood (11 pages) Finishing of Wood (38 pages) Finishes for Wood Decks (2 pages) If it's going to be used indoors, you should use varnish (polyurethane). After a light sanding, apply a light second coat for a very smooth finish. Varnishes are available in glossy to non-glossy finishes and can be darkened a bit to your tastes. There is one species of cypress grown in the United States, scientific nameBald cypress is the most common name, but it's also known by many other different marketing names like gulf cypress, red cypress, tidewater red cypress, white cypress, yellow cypress. It's called bald cypress because it loses its needles in the Fall. Cypress has a natural preservative oil known as cypressene which gives the heartwood resistance to insects and decay. With a suitable surface

treatment, cypress generally has a superior durability, holding paint well and resisting weather. Cypress grows slowly, so the rings are much closer than in most wood species. rings tend to make cypress more energy efficient, and decreased shrinkage makes it moreIn its natural state, the wood is a pale honey color and unsealed, weathers to an even gray on the surface (natural color can easily be restored if desired.) Pine grows quickly, which results in wider growth rings, and a more porous surface. treatment is required to prevent rot and insect attack. This porous wood stains through the face and with treatment becomes somewhat darker. Untreated material will stain deep toward the core leaving permanent marks and becoming subject to mold and rot. For this reason, natural weatheringWet pine is well known to move (shrink and warp or cup) substantially as it dries. Cedar is a darker wood with heavy odor (check for allergic sensitivity).

A lightweight and porous wood, it weathers and absorbs treatment resulting in darker tones. Knots tend to be loosened after time and much more frequent than in cypress. Board Feet is a measurement of volume: it is a term used within the lumber industry equal to a piece of wood 12”x12”x1” thick, or 144 cubic inches. offered in linear feet. Square Feet is a measurement of area: it’s like the floor area of your home, simply width x length, for example 40’ wide x 30’ long = 1200 square feet. Linear Feet is a measurement of length: it only measures how long something is, not its width or thickness. So, a piece of wood 1"x6"x16’ and a piece of wood 4”x8”x16’ are both 16 linear feet of wood. Also, if you are 5’-6” tall, that means you are 5’-6” linear feet long. First, determine how much square footage (area) you have to cover. If it is a wall 10’ high and 50’ long, that’s 10’x50’=500 Square Feet.

Next, pick the cypress product that you want to use. Determine the coverage for that product. The coverage (in inches) is shown on each of our product pages. Then, divide 12 by that number, and that new number is what we call a Conversion Factor. That Conversion Factor is how many linear feet you will need of that product to cover one square foot of area. multiply your Square Footage by that Conversion Factor, and voila!, you now know exactly how much of that cypress product you will need to cover that area. you add 5%-10% extra to be safe. Example: Cover a floor with cypress 6" Select Bevel Siding, item #60scy: Area to cover: floor of 13’x18.5’=240.5 square feet. Item chosen to cover floor: Select Reclaimed Longleaf Pine Flooring 1x6 (coverage 12 divided by 4-3/4” = 2.53, which is the Conversion Factor Multiply 240.5 square feet x 2.53 Conversion Factor = 608 Linear Feet. The cypress mulch industry is really growing. There is so much demand for this product