Old Siding Details

It s fire and insect proof won t rot and is easy to paint and clean.

Old siding details.

Rustic siding 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. Shiplap siding milled into this pattern is sold in varying thicknesses. Wood siding has been around since there were trees. When stained it is very easy as you can see the wood grain textures imperfections and even knots.

Dutch lap siding pattern. 3 8 lap 1 2 lap 2 shiplap 1 1 2 thick 3 shiplap 2 1 2 thick and 2 shiplap ev1s that includes bevels to give a 1 1 2 thick board similar to the v rustic beveled shiplap that we will show further below. Lap sidings were among the earliest types of finish siding. So you can use your creativity.

Dutch lap is also know as cove lap and german lap siding. Log cabin siding was common by the 1930s in 6 8 and 10 widths. The classic example is log cabin siding a peeled log simulation with shiplapped joints. It is usually pretty easy to pick out.

Lap siding boards are usually random in length and are shorter than 16 feet long. For most of the housing market aluminum siding has been replaced by vinyl but it still covers many existing mid century homes. In vertical applications bevel cut the ends and install the lap siding so water is directed to the outside. True shiplap siding in its simplest most basic form.

The design is made up of wide boards being placed together and then a thin piece of wood the batten placed to cover up the gap where the two boards meet. Also known as barn siding board and batten is an old classic when it comes to exteriors. With lap siding the profile of each board partially overlaps that of the board next to it.