Historic Wood Siding Profiles

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.

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. In vertical applications bevel cut the ends and install the lap siding so water is directed to the outside. Reclaimed historic siding including clapboard shake and historic cedar siding. Lap sidings were among the earliest types of finish siding.

Dutch lap siding pattern. Historic wood siding exhibits rich and varied surface textures. The classic example is log cabin siding a peeled log simulation with shiplapped joints. There are many features that make wood siding of primary historical importance to your building.

Log cabin siding was common by the 1930s in 6 8 and 10 widths. With lap siding the profile of each board partially overlaps that of the board next to it. 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. 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.

This planning process is a sequential approach to the preservation of historic wood frame buildings.