Wood Siding 1900s

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Wood siding 1900s.

Siding and roofing richa wilson intermountain regional architectural historian kathleen snodgrass project leader s y r or n. During 1900 s siding choices included wood shingles aluminum and veneer. The newest choice for siding is vinyl. These clapboards are nailed to the interior side of vertical rough hewn barn beams supporting the wall.

Hardboard siding first was introduced in the early 1920s and became more widely used in the following decades. First vinyl siding doesn t allow the house to breathe. Above click to enlarge is an interesting use of wood clapboards on an antique barn in herefordshire england in the u k. Figure 1 following national trends the forest service often used wood siding with a variety of profiles on frame buildings in the early 20th century.

By the 1950s many manufacturers were producing hardboard siding but. Hardboard siding is made of wood chips that are converted into fibers and combined with binding agents under heat and pressure. Hardboard siding section 1 overview. Bevel siding and bungalow siding are 20th century versions that are generally resawn from boards producing random grain to obtain widths of 8 and more.

Many builders used the braced framing method with large timbers installed diagonally and wood joiners but by 1900 many began using balloon framing with smaller lighter boards installed in repetition to add strength. Most of the time when i remove vinyl siding from a historic house i find wet spongy and rotted wood siding. Bevel siding and so called bungalow siding alternately known as colonial siding in some areas are early 20th century versions generally resawn from boards thus producing random grain to obtain widths of eight inches or more. Siding material options for houses took a giant leap forward during the mid 1900s.

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. Manufacturers recommend nailing modern resawn bevel siding through a single board to allow for wood movement at left. Vinyl siding started being produced in the 1950 s for regular home building and remodeling. Vinyl siding has quickly become the number one choice for exterior siding.