nope im aware of not painting cedar – or larch for that matter
Does seem that local larch is easy to come by……but then British cedar isn’t all that much more than imported Canadian….
All advice I’ve read (which may be bollocks) is that timber grown in your local climate stands up better to your local climate when used in a cladding situation – and weathers more uniformly – now that may be due to the lack of variation in our climate ….. Canada has a widely varied climate and so i guess your wood can (like paint) come from different locations(batches) ……
Looked up Accoya – not keen on that . i know its wood – but it has it appearance of some form of plastic – and they say it needs clear coated … im not up for that. .
and I’m not having hardieplank. might as well just paint the harling regardless of the “texture” its still concrete.
Don’t have an airflow issue ….I’m on top of a hill with a wind that would fear you in the winter – but that also means windblown rain which is why i cant have cavity wall insulation.