Natural wood siding is a wonderful way to go if you are trying for a classic look on your building. Certain types of wood can be easier to maintain; staining or painting helps to protect the wood. Other types of wood can just gray and look fabulous for years.
This Carriage Shed blog post will explain the top 5 natural wood siding types.
Board & Batten Siding
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Board & Batten
A siding that can come in either white pine or cedar and is a vertical natural wood siding. It is 1×10 white pine or cedar boards that are square cut with a 1 ½” batten strip that lays over the square edge of the 1×10 boards. The advantage to this type of siding is that the batten will hide any gaps between the boards that may develop from natural shrinking due to the weather.
The Board & Batten buildings that we offer come standard unfinished and over time will give your building a natural gray color. You can paint or stain these buildings as well.
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Log Siding
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Log Siding
A natural white pine or red cedar horizontal siding – 2×6 or 2×8 tongue & groove (tongue & groove refers to a way to combine pieces of wood to make a flat surface). The boards are shaped like logs, giving you the rustic feel of a log cabin without worrying about gaps between logs.
Usually, is it stained to protect the wood, but can be left natural, which over time will gray.
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Clapboard Siding
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Clapboard Siding
A horizontal natural wood siding that can come in pine, hemlock, spruce & cedar. The clapboards are placed by overlapping the boards, typically 4” to the weather. Clapboard siding is a very classic look.
You may see buildings that has both clapboard and shake siding. The clapboards can be painted or stained.
Board and Batten
Cedar Shakes
Clapboard
Log Siding
Why Consider Wood Siding?
Wood is natural, beautiful, and durable, making it a popular siding option for use in traditional structures such as sheds, barns, and homes.
While there are various wood types and styles to choose wood is overall an excellent siding choice to install on a house as it will last for a long time with proper maintenance.
For a classic look on your building, natural wood siding is a wonderful way to go.