Horizontal Wood Board Siding

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Horizontal wood board siding.

In north america cedar and redwood are the most preferred types of wood used for siding. Some siding is designed for vertical installation in a board and batten style. If you are going to be staining or painting horizontal siding then pine is a good wood to consider as it is easy to finish and will look great. Others such as shingles clapboards or shakes are installed horizontally.

Board and batten first used as siding for barns board and batten is a type of wainscoting paneling on the lower portion of a wall featuring alternating wide wood or engineered wood e g mdf. Horizontal wood siding requires treatment every four years or so to avoid fading and protection from the elements but all types of siding or paint require routine maintenance to maintain their quality and appearance. One problem with using pine for your wood siding is that it can be very difficult to find longer lengths of pine that is free of knots. Typically homeowners play around with the size of the battens to achieve the look they want.

While horizontal siding is probably the most common and often considered the most traditional board and batten siding actually predates the use of most horizontal siding in the u s. Clapboards also known as bevel lap or weatherboarding these are long thin boards installed horizontally with a slight overlap. It is produced by resaying lumber at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other. Manufactured by collins a family owned business since 1855 truwood siding and trim is a high quality engineered wood product designed to withstand the test of time.

Lastly vertical panels also made a great accent on the second floor of a house. Cement board siding many homes built since the 1930s used horizontal wood siding. Get free shipping on qualified composite siding horizontal products or buy online pick up in store today. You can pair a section of board and batten siding with a horizontal lap panels for a uniquely personal look.