Historic Wood Siding

Paint on the eaves peeling.

Historic wood siding.

The classic example is log cabin siding a peeled log simulation with shiplapped joints. Most historic districts require replacement siding to closely match the original hence wood or engineered wood and brick. And paint on the porch balusters and window sills cracking and alligatoring. Historical wood siding product offerings.

For example paint on the wooden siding and doors may be adhering firmly. Most of the time when i remove vinyl siding from a historic house i find wet spongy and rotted wood siding. Inevitably the vinyl siding got some moisture behind it sometimes from rain seeping in and sometimes just from water vapor trying to escape the house. Paint peeling from wood siding can be an early warning signal that there are moisture problems threatening the building and can sometimes even indicate where those problems are rooted e g gutters or downspouts that aren t working improper flashing weatherproofing etc.

Historical wood siding remodeling renovating and restoring historic homes authentically is easy with our historic siding. Log cabin siding was common by the 1930s in 6 8 and 10 widths. We have the ability to source authentic historic siding for all types of historic homes and structures. The historic building will undoubtedly exhibit a variety of exterior paint surface conditions.

First vinyl siding doesn t allow the house to breathe. Historic wood siding exhibits rich and varied surface textures. 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.