Paulownia trimboard siding paulownia is easy to work using hand or machine tools.
Paulownia wood siding.
Boards are made from paulownia which is lighter than pine making it easy to handle but also the species is a hardwood that resists rot and termites.
Durável paulownia has a 10 year limited warranty.
Boards are primed and ready to be painted.
Is paulownia wood good for siding.
Two years later mold started appearing on surface.
Have you heard of any quality issues with clapboard siding from a species of wood called paulownia.
Doesn t just look like wood real wood.
Naturally decay resistant real wood.
This pre primed glued up siding was installed on our house in 2007.
Still need to seal all cut edges though.
It s much softer than the finger joint primed pine.
Paulownia is almost 1 3 the weight of oak 44 lbs p cubic ft and half the weight of pine 30 lbs p cubic ft.
Native to eastern asia paulownia is very light in weight 17 to 21lbs per cubic foot fine grained soft warp resistant and has a natural resistance to termites.
Ship lap can be used inside for wall paneling and ceiling or outside for siding.
Paulownia is used in applications where a lightweight yet proportionately strong wood is needed.
It is easy to plane sand saw rip route and carve.
Primed with sherwin williams supercoat system primer.
Paulownia takes stain perfectly and can easily resemble mahogany or walnut with the right stain.
Lightweight paulownia is about 2 3 the weight of the lightest commercial wood grown in the us.
Maybe i get something different that we call paulownia but what my supplier sells as paulownia is a finger joint primed cedar board available in 1x and 5 4x.
It is used for chests boxes and clogs.
Paulownia is a deciduous hardwood that has silky light golden blonde colored wood.
During quick processing there is not danger of splitting or chipping.
Performs interior and exterior.
It may go under the brand name of duraprime or e prime.
Resists cupping splitting and grain rise real wood.
Even though the trees grow very fast the grain of finished wood has a lot of character.
Lightweight and strong real wood.
I think it s a good option for trimming exteriors when pvc is not in the budget.