Historic Wood Siding Types

Lengths 8 16 lap.

Historic wood siding types. Lengths 8 16 shiplap 8. Lengths 8 16 bevel siding 6 8. This is a great softwood option that can also save the homeowner a fair amount of money the same way that pine can. They are historically around 3 4 thick and come in varying widths.

Solid wood siding materials clapboards drop leaf or novelty siding wood shingles vertical wood siding board and batten etc have been used for hundreds of years and remain popular in many sections of the united states and other countries despite their need for regular refinishing. Lengths 8 16 pattern 105 drop siding 6 8. A member of the pine family spruce is. Clapboard do not have rabbets or other patterns milled into them.

In addition we can match any other historical siding or molding pattern in whatever species and grade of wood specified. Beaded ceiling 1 x4 1 x6. This is a very common type of wood that is used for wood siding. For example wood siding on mid atlantic buildings.

The tools used geographically specific craftsmanship techniques types of clapboards and how they are manufactured and installed the profiles decorative edging and patterns of application that make historical wood siding worthy of preservation are all lost when synthetic siding is used.