History Of Novelty Siding

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History of novelty siding.

Popular by the 1880s and possibly in use as early as 1860 it is typically edge matched in a shiplap joint but was also produced in tongue and groove. Novelty siding that swaps a bevel for the cove is often called channel rustic. 2000 the siding industry declared a new leader. Historical novelty siding patterns these patterns are typically made from flat sawn lumber.

Sometimes it s possible and usually cheaper to adapt a local product rather than have an exact match milled. When repairing or replacing historic siding take a sample to the lumberyard or sawmill for comparison. Tongue and groove novelty types may be blind nailed at the tongue at left. You can still find beveled drop and other novelty siding at lumberyards but it s not always like the original.

Vinyl siding took over the top position at 39. Widths 8 and over use 2 nails 3 4 apart. By the 1930s standard references listed no fewer than 28 different types of common horizontal siding. Board available surfaced or saw textured.

Reversible pattern usually used for interior applications. Brick dropped to 28 percent and block stone vinyl and aluminum siding to 17 percent. 1992 wood remained the most popular but fell to 33 percent. The german or novelty siding a milled siding that is thin above and thicker below with a concave bevel was used throughout many parts of the united states in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century but with regional variations in material profile and dimensions.