Historic Wood Siding Profiles

In the wwpa s siding profile catalog the association gives precise measurements that permit millers to produce these standard siding profiles.

Historic wood siding profiles.

With lap siding the profile of each board partially overlaps that of the board next to it. Lap sidings were among the earliest types of finish siding. In vertical applications bevel cut the ends and install the lap siding so water is directed to the outside. Historic wood siding exhibits rich and varied surface textures.

Able to match any historical siding or molding pattern in multiple wood patterns. This planning process is a sequential approach to the preservation of historic wood frame buildings. There are many features that make wood siding of primary historical importance to your building. The classic example is log cabin siding a peeled log simulation with shiplapped joints.

An extensive catalog of wood siding profiles is in a book of standard patterns by the wwpa and the wood siding profiles shown here are adapted from that resource cited just below. 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. 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. Dutch lap siding 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.