Novelty Siding History

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Novelty siding history.

Novelty siding that swaps a bevel for the cove is often called channel rustic. E w p 18 available in smooth face. 2000 the siding industry declared a new leader. When repairing or replacing historic siding take a sample to the lumberyard or sawmill for comparison.

Historical novelty siding patterns these patterns are typically made from flat sawn lumber. Board available surfaced or saw textured. Sometimes it s possible and usually cheaper to adapt a local product rather than have an exact match milled. 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.

Brick dropped to 28 percent and block stone vinyl and aluminum siding to 17 percent. Reversible pattern usually used for interior applications. 1992 wood remained the most popular but fell to 33 percent. 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.

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 made a strong first appearance at 23 percent overtaking brick for second place. Vinyl siding took over the top position at 39.

With ship lap or tongue and groove siding the horizontal boards interlock with each other in the vertical plane to provide a weathertight seal.