Clapboard Siding Profiles

The bevel pattern sometimes called bevel lap or clapboard siding has a triangular profile with a thick butt and a thin upper edge.

Clapboard siding profiles.

Western red cedar exterior siding or cladding comes in a spectrum of patterns including the one that is just right for your home s style and your budget. Clapboard is plain beveled siding a near isosceles triangle when viewed on end. Double 5 dutch lap two 5 panels. In stock at store today 1.

It also comes in different widths sometimes called profiles. Mahogany textured joint. Names and illustrations of wood clapboard siding shapes profiles designs and sources of wood board siding are given in this article. The clapboard profile supposedly originated when native americans shaped timber from the land which they built their dwellings on.

Clapboard profiles are very similar to traditional wood siding featuring straight faces and crisp edges. Lp smartside 3 8 in. Top sellers most popular price low to high price high to low top rated products. Our genuine wood siding is made according to the industry s strictest standards for performance and appearance.

Profile is the amount of panel that you see. Here is certainteed clapboard vinyl siding profiles. Double 4 dutch lap two 4 panels. Dutch lap beaded and smooth.

Double 5 two 5 profiles each 5 wide. For example clapboard or horizontal type siding has three main styles. Textured strand lap siding 23 model 28869 7 32. Double 4 two 4 profiles each 4 wide.

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. You may hear clapboard siding referred to as single 6 double 4 triple 3 and other profiles. 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.

Example double 4 triple 3 etc. For specific western red cedar siding grades please visit the siding grading page. Traditional new england clapboard is cut radially from the log producing true vertical grain and up to 6 wide. 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.

Board and batten or vertical siding comes in different widths from 10 to 13 and runs vertically from top to bottom of the house. Bevel siding is milled by resawing lumber at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other. 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.