Historic Wood Siding Profiles

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

Historic wood siding profiles. In vertical applications bevel cut the ends and install the lap siding so water is directed to the outside. 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. In the wwpa s siding profile catalog the association gives precise measurements that permit millers to produce these standard siding profiles. Lap sidings were among the earliest types of finish siding.

Able to match any historical siding or molding pattern in multiple wood patterns. 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. There are many features that make wood siding of primary historical importance to your building. Historic wood siding exhibits rich and varied surface textures.

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

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.