Cedar Valley General Contracting

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Proudly rooted in Campbell River, BC, Cedar Valley General Contracting delivers high-quality renovations, framing and custom builds throughout Vancouver Island.

The cedar wall cladding is almost done. It's getting three good coats of polyurethane on everything to ensure we meet he...
05/26/2026

The cedar wall cladding is almost done. It's getting three good coats of polyurethane on everything to ensure we meet health inspection and food safe requirments.

Paired with the fir counter/shelves and This fir ceiling package the combination is starting to come together exactly how we envisioned it.

Pictures don’t quite do these boards justice yet, especially before stain and final finishing. Some of the grain and colour shift is pretty cool. The biggest boards in this ceiling package are roughly 16” wide and 17.5 feet long, which means we’ll be able to run full-length planks with no joints across the ceiling.

The goal with this project is to take natural rustic materials and push them toward a warmer West Coast industrial vibe using clean lines, oversized plank material, black reveals, recessed metal accents, and a few custom detailing ideas we’ve been working

From the milling shop to the finishing shop.The grain in these boards continues to surprise us at every stage. Some piec...
05/25/2026

From the milling shop to the finishing shop.

The grain in these boards continues to surprise us at every stage. Some pieces came out with tight vertical grain lines, others with wild cathedral patterns, ribboning, mineral streaks, and swirling figure that almost looks topographic. A few of the rift-sawn boards even have that holographic shimmer where the grain changes and flashes depending on the angle and the light.

Logs are kind of like a box of chocolates… there’s no legend telling you which flavour is which. You just keep milling deeper into different logs until you find something special.

The tight straight grain pieces are the clean, calm, Scandinavian-style boards. The rift and vertical grain pieces almost glow when the light hits them right, while the cathedral grain boards have more movement and character. Then every once in awhile you uncover a piece with completely unpredictable figure that almost doesn’t look real.

That’s the part I love most about working with wood. No two boards — or even two cuts from the same log — are ever the same. Sometimes the tree has better design ideas than you did.

These cedar walls and fir ceiling packages are now moving through the finishing process, and we’re excited to see this design completed, as we think it’s going to be something fairly unique.

Sneak peek at some custom milled cedar heading into one of our upcoming coastal hospitality projects.Same cedar, same mi...
05/23/2026

Sneak peek at some custom milled cedar heading into one of our upcoming coastal hospitality projects.

Same cedar, same milling process — two completely different looks depending on the finish.

The darker finish really brings out the depth, contrast, and grain movement for a richer west coast feel, while the lighter finish keeps more of that clean natural Scandinavian/coastal vibe.
This material still hasn’t fully made its way through the milling and finishing process yet either. It still needs more sanding and refining, but every time a fresh batch comes off the mill I get too excited not to start playing around with finishes right away. I think I might have a problem 😅

Real wood just has a character you can’t fake. Every board ends up completely unique once the finish hits it.
The client also commissioned a set of custom cedar furniture pieces to go with the project, including handcrafted live-edge swings and some timber inspired banch seating, designed and built by Cedar Valley.

What would you choose for your own space?
Rich and dramatic?
Or light and natural?

So I threw this log on the mill today assuming it was Douglas fir based on the bark… turns out it’s definitely not 😂 But...
05/15/2026

So I threw this log on the mill today assuming it was Douglas fir based on the bark… turns out it’s definitely not 😂 But since it was already on the mill, and it was a super heavy, dense piece of wood, I decided to mill it up anyway.

Still trying to positively identify the species. Based on the grain structure, lack of pitch, almost no odor, and the unusual mineral/spalting patterns, it could possibly be an unusually dense cottonwood or maybe some species of coastal spruce.

Whatever it is, the slabs coming out of it are absolutely gorgeous. The grey and charcoal streaking is likely mineral staining and spalting from years of weather exposure and fungal activity, and every cut seems to reveal something different.

Some of these bookmatched pieces almost don’t even look real and deserve to be turned into something special.

This Douglas fir just keeps on giving and giving. Every cut reveals something different — the grain, the color, the char...
05/14/2026

This Douglas fir just keeps on giving and giving. Every cut reveals something different — the grain, the color, the character in this wood is unreal.

These big wide slabs are always a good reminder of how important setup is too. Nothing better than seeing a saw dialed in and throwing laser-straight cuts through a log like this.









Some special Vancouver Island Douglas fir headed into the next project. These rafters were milled from local BC Dougl...
05/13/2026

Some special Vancouver Island Douglas fir headed into the next project.

These rafters were milled from local BC Douglas fir, and so theres lots of pieces with an unusually strong pink and rose-toned grain that immediately stand out. While Douglas fir is known for its warm amber and reddish tones, this softer pink coloration is less common and is believed to come from a combination of mineral content, heartwood chemistry, growth conditions, and the way certain old coastal firs oxidize after milling.

The color is completely natural — no stain, dye, or treatment — and every board develops its own character as it dries and opens up in the light.

For this wedding gazebo build, the goal is to preserve as much of that natural color and grain definition as possible. The lumber will be carefully sanded and finished with a clear, UV-resistant exterior oil/sealer rather than a heavy stain, allowing the natural fir tones, grain movement, knots, and saw texture to remain the focus.

There’s something fitting about using material like this for a wedding structure. Natural, imperfect, warm, and one of a kind. We felt these boards were too beautiful to bury under paint, and worthy of becoming the centerpiece of a space meant for memories, gatherings, and celebrations for years to come.

We cant wait to see this thing all put together!

Lots of exciting projects in the works at Cedar Valley. From custom live-edge pieces and handcrafted furniture to timbe...
05/11/2026

Lots of exciting projects in the works at Cedar Valley.

From custom live-edge pieces and handcrafted furniture to timber features and one-of-a-kind wood art, we’ve got some really unique builds coming up this year.

We also offer custom milling services and can turn your logs into usable lumber, beams, slabs, mantels, live-edge material, and specialty wood for your next project.

If you’ve got an idea in mind, we’d love to help bring it to life.

Happy mother day to all the Mom's out there! What do you guys think about this custom hand-carved burlwood rose and hea...
05/11/2026

Happy mother day to all the Mom's out there!

What do you guys think about this custom hand-carved burlwood rose and heart sculpture with integrated poem scroll?

Made from natural burl wood with live-edge textures, figured grain, and a fully carved wooden rose. One-of-a-kind Mother’s Day piece handcrafted from scratch.

Fun Custom cedar truss on a pool house. We milled the lumber in house.
04/22/2026

Fun Custom cedar truss on a pool house. We milled the lumber in house.

A few post and beam entry ways
04/22/2026

A few post and beam entry ways

A little office face-lift we did at the begging of this year.
04/22/2026

A little office face-lift we did at the begging of this year.

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603 Ryans Road
Sayward, BC
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