Historic Wood Siding Profiles

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Historic wood siding profiles. A few samples of siding that we have run although shown. Sometimes highlighting the remaining wall space. For preservationists historic home aficionados and home remodelers that specialize in historic home renovations authenticity is key and this means sourcing the right type of siding from the right era. Victorians used a horizontal fancy siding design for the first or the first and second floors with a fancy shingle pattern.

You will find shiplap siding in several variations among these profiles but in the company of coves grooves and bevels that extend the range of profiles. There are many features that make wood siding of primary historical importance to your building. Rustic siding is a broad term often applied to several types of siding milled to present an appearance much more like timber than their actual thickness. The classic example is log cabin siding a peeled log simulation with shiplapped joints.

We have vendors that specialize in reclaimed historic siding including clapboard shake and. This planning process is a sequential approach to the preservation of historic wood frame buildings. In the wwpa s siding profile catalog the association gives precise measurements that permit millers to produce these standard siding profiles. 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.

Historic wood siding exhibits rich and varied surface textures. They range from hand split clapboards of short lengths with feather edged ends shown here to pit or mill sawn boards which can be beveled rabbeted or beaded.