History Of Wood Siding

Clapboard was also immensely popular and was sometimes called ship lap because it looked like the side of an old sailing ship.

History of wood siding. Wood a close second at 30 percent. Synthetic siding has a potential life of at least 50 60 years wood siding has a potential life of at least 200 years. You can find vinyl siding that looks like wood or shingles. Clapboard siding makes its debut about the same time as board and batten siding as early settlers began to use sawmills to cut the tree logs into long planks or boards.

Here s what the census bureau data shows for new construction single family homes for the nation as a whole. From home as rustic as the log cabins built by earlier settlers to the grand georgian style mansionswood siding has played a pivotal role in its many shapes and forms. It can also go vertical or horizontal. 1973 brick was the exterior veneer on 35 percent of new home construction.

If you like the vinyl shingles it will come in different shapes and styles. Vinyl siding has become so advanced it is now made to look like other types of siding. Clapboard is style of siding where the long boards are nailed horizontally or from end of the house to the other end of the end of the house. A condensed history a number of years ago in the east and the midwest wood fell out of favor because homeowners wanted a maintenance free home says richard arnett a sales manager for vinyl designers inc.

Paint doesn t last a long time.