Cedar Shake Homes

You may notice that a good number of the vacation homes we offer have a gray-toned, weathered look to them. Some folks think that means those homes are old, but that is not always the case. Many homes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina have cedar shake exteriors. This style of architecture in very much desired and stems from a deep sense of tradition and nostalgia. Cedar shake is a great choice for our area and some of our most modern and well equipped homes will have this look.

The qualities of cedar shake are numerous. It has lots of natural preservatives, natural insect repellants, has exceptional strength, a low ratio of expansion and contraction. It is also highly impermeable to rain and is low maintenance; indeed characteristics that are hard to beat. Additionally, cedar shake perform exceptionally well in hurricane force winds and provide a high degree of thermal insulation. It turns its distinctive color very quickly, sometimes within just a year! That is why this gray weathered wood look is most commonly referred to as the traditional Nags Head architectural style. Now you know What?s Shakin?!

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