Old Siding Details

The classic example is log cabin siding a peeled log simulation with shiplapped joints.

Old siding details.

So you can use your creativity. Wood siding has been around since there were trees. Log cabin siding was common by the 1930s in 6 8 and 10 widths. It s fire and insect proof won t rot and is easy to paint and clean.

Lap siding boards are usually random in length and are shorter than 16 feet long. True shiplap siding in its simplest most basic form. You may also see splintering and splitting but the board is still intact. It is usually pretty easy to pick out.

When stained it is very easy as you can see the wood grain textures imperfections and even knots. Also known as barn siding board and batten is an old classic when it comes to exteriors. 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. Dutch lap siding pattern.

Popular in the late forties and fifties panels of aluminum siding were also made to look like clapboards. 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. With lap siding the profile of each board partially overlaps that of the board next to it. In vertical applications bevel cut the ends and install the lap siding so water is directed to the outside.

Dutch lap is also know as cove lap and german lap siding. This is no uniform width to the boards. Lap sidings were among the earliest types of finish siding.