The Hibiscus Coast Cedar Homeowner’s Guide to Treating and Maintaining your Cedar Home

Have you noticed changes to your Cedar cladding? Does it look tired, worn, dirty, or like it needs a good wash when you compare it to other houses on the street? Download our guide to learn how to care for your Cedar home. 

Diagnose Your Cedar

Looking at your Cedar cladding, can you see;
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If your house looks dull, is fading or silvering, your Cedar requires maintenance.  If your Cedar has passed this point, it requires restoration. 

Cedar is ‘low-maintenance’ but it’s not ‘no-maintenance’. To protect your home - your most valuable asset - and to keep it looking beautiful year-round, exposed areas should be treated at least once every two years. If you choose to leave it, problems will compound: you may need to replace the Cedar completely if cracks or splits get too wide (a costly solution to an avoidable problem)

How to Treat Your Cedar

Whether your Cedar needs maintenance or restoration, a wash and oil will work to treat or rejuvenate your home.
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1WASH

A low-pressure chemical wash should be used to remove oxidised coatings, mould and lichen. Use of a domestic-grade water blaster, without professional training is likely to  damage naturally soft Cedar.
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2 COLOUR

Keep it natural or if you'd like, pick a stain colour. Choose from a wide selection to get just the look you want. Mimic untreated Cedar with Kauri Gum,  go darker with grey Flint or black with Foundry, or go lighter with a white Damper. 
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3 OIL

Oil works like moisturiser for Cedar, deeply replenishing the natural oils extracted by the sun and keeping it protected. Depending on the condition of your Cedar, and exposure to the sun, different amounts of oil will need to be applied to different areas of the property, using several different techniques.

Get a free Cedar Diagnosis

We come to you or review photos you supply, and give you a full diagnosis of your Cedar. We also explain what next steps should look like, and when work needs to be done. For anyone based on the Hibiscus Coast, we'll also offer a free house or deck wash (up to the value of $500) if you book by 30 November 2018.

 

Terms and conditions: Bookings must be made by 30 November 2018. House or deck wash must occur at the same time as the Cedar treatment. The deck must be clear of furniture or obstructions and under 40m2. The value of $500 is not transferable for any other service apart from a free house or deck wash. 
 
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Or, if you want our team to take care of it all:

Get a Cedar Maintenance QUOTE


Who is TimberTECH?

With over 20-years in-market, 15 highly-qualified specialist Cedar technicians and 1000’s of homes restored up and down the country, TimberTECH is the authority on Cedar maintenance and restoration (protection). New Zealand-owned and operated, we offer every customer a satisfaction guarantee on all work completed.

" Your (Cedar technicians) finished here this afternoon: they've done a great job and the service has been excellent. The end result is very satisfying and we're very grateful. When Nick from ScafTech came to quote for the job he told me that you would do an excellent job on our cedar. He was spot on!

- Steve and Rhona, Buckley Ave, Hobsonville Point

" We are very happy with the outcome, TimberTECH did a professional job.” 

Ross, Starlight Cove, Hobsonville Point
" TimberTECH’s service was outstanding. We have dealt with a lot of tradespeople and our Cedar technician was by far the best tradesperson we’ve ever dealt with. We’d give TimberTECH a 10/10: we can’t find fault with anything."
Robert Carter, Harcourts
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