Re-View uses a great deal of Spanish Cedar as a wood for its sash and frame parts for our historic window fabrication.

Also referred to as Cedrela Odorata, Spanish Cedar is an excellent wood for the use of an exterior windows. Although Spanish Cedar can be more difficult to source because of high demand and exploitation in certain growing markets like the Dominican Republic, we are still capable of securing plentiful supplies for the fabrication of historic windows.

The trees are reported to attain heights of up to 100 feet with diameters from 36 to 72 inches. The heartwood usually ranges in color from a pinkish-brown to a dark reddish-brown. It usually darkens upon exposure. Timber from faster growth younger trees tends to be lighter in color. The heartwood is reported to have a high natural resistance to decay and is highly resistant to termites.

The wood stains and paints wonderfully well. The only disadvantage with Spanish Cedar compared to the mahoganies, is that it is a soft wood and can scratch and dent more easily.