Defiance Forest Products Launches Ultra-Premium Vertical Grain Engineered Wood Cladding
Featuring a Finger-Jointed, Tight-Knot Core, the Western Red Cedar Products are Available in Multiple Dimensions Suited for Both Interior and Exterior Finishes
GIG HARBOR, WA – Pacific Northwest-based Defiance Forest Products today announced the nationwide availability of a line of vertical grain Western Red Cedar engineered cladding, according to co-owner Terry Tebb.
Marketed under the Rainier Plank brand name, the products are rated for both interior and exterior applications and are available in tongue-and-groove board with a micro-V or fine line profile.
Defiance can create thirty-two 1/16” Rainier Plank veneers from one full-thickness board. Available dimensions include 1”x4”, 1”x6”, 1”x8”, and 2”x6”. All sizes are available in lengths from 8 feet to 16 feet.
“Rainier Plank delivers a premium cedar veneer adhered to a cost-conscious sustainable cedar core,” Tebb said. “This gives fabricators and contractors a straighter, stronger, ultra-premium engineered wood cladding that is 40% less expensive and longer-lasting than full-thickness clear grade.”
As Rainier Plank products are made in the USA, they are more easily stocked, with shorter lead times, and a greater number of available lengths. They are sustainable and environmentally friendly, with a natural look and feel, and a luxury aesthetic.
The PVA-based adhesives meet the EPA’s TSCA Title VI Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products. They are the highest performing in the industry and maintain their integrity throughout the life of the product. The product is easy to work with and install, so the process is simple when it comes to getting a project done on time and within budget.
All Rainier Plank Products feature a 10-year limited warranty.
About Defiance Forest Products
Brothers Terry and Travis Tebb founded Defiance Forest Products in 1989, following in the footsteps of their father and uncle as buyers and sellers of lumber. Soon after, the company started manufacturing door parts and eventually branched out into other wood-based products. Initially named Point Defiance Forest Products after a famous aquarium and park in Tacoma, WA, the brothers decided to shorten the name to Defiance Forest Products and grow the company to what it is today. Terry and Travis continue to run the business that has its roots in their family history and has evolved to become an integrated producer of door, window, veneer and specialty engineered parts.
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