cedar shake

Rustic roof tile

A cedar shake is a wooden roofing or siding shingle split from cedar logs, thicker and more irregular than machine-cut shingles.

Shakes give buildings a rustic, textured appearance and weather to a silvery gray over time.

Cedar's natural oils make the wood resistant to rot and insects: The cabin had a cedar shake roof that had weathered beautifully.

Related
  • shingleOverlapping roof covering
  • roofBuilding's protective top
  • woodTree-derived building material
  • rusticRural and unrefined
  • cabinSimple wooden dwelling

roof shingles · mountain cabin · siding · curb appeal · split · weathered · grain · cottage · redwood · bark · handcrafted · overlap · texture · Pacific · Northwest · old growth · alpine · lodge

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Opposites
roofing material type

cedar shakeasphalt shingle

Bituminous roofing material piece

metal roofing · concrete tile · vinyl siding · aluminum siding · clay tile

material origin

cedar shakesynthetic material

Human-made substance, not natural

vinyl · asphalt · fiberglass · PVC

material authenticity

cedar shakeengineered wood

Adhesive-bound timber composite

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G