Clapboard Siding Profiles

Taking a side on view each board or course looks like a thin wedge or bevel and each course is installed slightly overlapping the one underneath.

Clapboard siding profiles.

Clapboard is plain beveled siding a near isosceles triangle when viewed on end. 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. Our genuine wood siding is made according to the industry s strictest standards for performance and appearance. Lp smartside 3 8 in.

Board and batten or vertical siding comes in different widths from 10 to 13 and runs vertically from top to bottom of the house. Traditional new england clapboard is cut radially from the log producing true vertical grain and up to 6 wide. It also comes in different widths sometimes called profiles. Top sellers most popular price low to high price high to low top rated products.

Dutch lap beaded and smooth. Profile is the amount of panel that you see. The clapboard profile supposedly originated when native americans shaped timber from the land which they built their dwellings on. For specific western red cedar siding grades please visit the siding grading page.

The clapboard profile is one of the most ubiquitous traditional types of siding in america. You may hear clapboard siding referred to as single 6 double 4 triple 3 and other profiles. Textured strand lap siding 23 model 28869 7 32. The bevel pattern sometimes called bevel lap or clapboard siding has a triangular profile with a thick butt and a thin upper edge.

Double 4 dutch lap two 4 panels. Names and illustrations of wood clapboard siding shapes profiles designs and sources of wood board siding are given in this article. Triple 3 three profiles each 3 wide hence the name triple 3. This article series discusses best practices construction details for building exteriors including water and air barriers building flashing products installation wood siding material choices installation.

Lp smartside 8 in. Double 5 two 5 profiles each 5 wide. In stock at store today 1. Example double 4 triple 3 etc.

For example clapboard or horizontal type siding has three main styles. Effectively creating a small air gap between the siding and the building sub structure or sheathing. Clapboard profiles are very similar to traditional wood siding featuring straight faces and crisp edges. Mahogany textured joint.

Double 5 dutch lap two 5 panels. Whether used alone or combined with our moulding or shingles maibec siding will lend organic beauty and warmth to any architectural style for years to come. Bevel siding is milled by resawing lumber at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other.