Exterior Shou Sugi Ban Siding

All of our exterior products are designed to preserve the tradition of shou sugi ban while meeting the high demands of modern architecture.

Exterior shou sugi ban siding.

Charred wood siding and fencing are the products of an ancient japanese technique that makes a unique beautiful and durable exterior wood product. Our exterior charred siding products deliver superior performance and distinctive beauty. Because ignite is thermally modified each grain is altered to maximize moisture resistance resulting in durability to the core. The burning process creates a layer of carbon resulting in elegant finishes that protect the wood from the elements.

Shou sugi ban carbonized wood siding production image via youtube still important to be precise but not as easy to screw up would be brushing off excess carbon. A light brushing process knocks down the heavy soot layer and leaves a smooth silky appearance. Instead we utilize a finishing process along with the reclaimed wood s natural patina and. Our diverse offering includes charred modified pine from kebony and accoya which are specifically designed for exterior applications.

Select the level of char that brings out the desired black gray silver and brown tones to achieve your desired aesthetic. Unlike actual shou sugi ban no fire is used to create faux sugi ban. Our shou sugi ban exterior designs have been carefully developed using modern finishes and incorporating resawn s many years of experience in the architectural design specification market. The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle and gendai can either be installed with or without an oil prefinish.

Gendai is the most commonly specified yakisugi shou sugi ban surface for exterior applications. While shou sugi ban 焼杉板 originated in japan in the 18th century primarily as way to treat cedar siding to make it weatherproof the technique which involves charring a wood surface to. Our charwood siding shou sugi ban is one of our two flagship products the other being our charwood fencing our charwood siding comes in five different finishes midnight ebony char silvertip sage and lightest tiger char. Only the charred surface of the wood gains additional rot and moisture resistance leaving the rest of the board vulnerable.

The japanese invented this technique centuries ago calling it shou sugi ban or yakisugi.