Old Siding Details

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

Old siding details.

Shiplap siding milled into this pattern is sold in varying thicknesses. When stained it is very easy as you can see the wood grain textures imperfections and even knots. Wood siding has been around since there were trees. True shiplap siding in its simplest most basic form.

Lap sidings were among the earliest types of finish siding. With lap siding the profile of each board partially overlaps that of the board next to it. So you can use your creativity. Also known as barn siding board and batten is an old classic when it comes to exteriors.

You may also see splintering and splitting but the board is still intact. Lap siding boards are usually random in length and are shorter than 16 feet long. Dutch lap is also know as cove lap and german lap siding. For most of the housing market aluminum siding has been replaced by vinyl but it still covers many existing mid century homes.

Log cabin siding was common by the 1930s in 6 8 and 10 widths. It is usually pretty easy to pick out. 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. Rustic siding 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. It s fire and insect proof won t rot and is easy to paint and clean. Popular in the late forties and fifties panels of aluminum siding were also made to look like clapboards.