# Wood Types

**URL:** <https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/wood-types/7108>\
**Category:** Project Development & Documentation\
**Created:** [June 26, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/wood-types/7108 "2025-06-26T02:16:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![gzdeyildirimm](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/13.png) [@gzdeyildirimm](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/gzdeyildirimm)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/wood-types/7108/1 "2025-06-26T02:16:59Z")

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I recently encountered a question about which wood siding requires less maintenance and offers better protection from moisture in a residential project. I was torn between Cedar and Redwood. The correct answer is Redwood. However, I thought Cedar is also known for its natural resistance to moisture, rot, and insects, making it a popular choice for wood siding. Is this incorrect? What makes Redwood a better choice?

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**Author:** ![kiaragalicinao](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/kiaragalicinao/32/1607_2.png) [@kiaragalicinao](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/kiaragalicinao)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/wood-types/7108/2 "2025-07-01T20:36:54Z")

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Welcome to the ARE Community, @gzdeyildirimm! You are correct in that Cedar has similar benefits and is therefore, also a popular option for wood siding. However, Redwood is typically a better choice because it has higher moisture resistance, lower maintenance demands, and slightly longer durability.

This is a great example selecting the **best** correct answer amongst the choices provided. You will often find that one or more alternative answers may appear “correct” on the ARE, but it is important to provide the _most correct answer_ for the specific question at hand. Be sure that you read the prompt carefully, as phrases like _“less maintenance”_ or _“better protection from moisture”_ are the key aspects that would point you towards Redwood over Cedar.

Hope this helps!

Kiara Galicinao, AIA, NCARB  
Product Coordinator  
**[Black Spectacles](https://www.blackspectacles.com/en-us/)**