| Wood siding types that are manufactured today are | | | | are able to fit into any architecture style. They have |
| many which include, clapboard, plywood, shakes and | | | | an attractive and rustic appearance and are also |
| shingles, tongue and groove and hardboard. Choosing | | | | decay-resistant. This type of siding is made of cedar |
| a type of wood for your house is a big step. By | | | | that can come in a number of grades. Depending on |
| matching the style of your home to a unique wood | | | | maintenance and climate, shakes and shingles can last |
| siding type you will be have a more desirable looking | | | | from 20 to 40 years. |
| house at the end of the day. Read on to find out | | | | Tongue and groove siding are lengths of boards that |
| more about the unique types of wood siding available. | | | | fit and lock together in a pattern. It is made from |
| Clapboard siding are long planks of wood that are lain | | | | pine, cedar and teak and is valued by its versatility |
| horizontally overlapping one another on the side of | | | | and attractiveness. This type of wood siding can be |
| the house. A big plus for clapboard siding is that it | | | | installed horizontally, diagonally or vertically with either |
| complements any style of architecture. Redwood and | | | | a rough or smooth finish. Depending on the style of |
| cedar are the most preferred wood variety to be | | | | the home, it can come in a knotty or clear |
| used for clapboard siding while fir and larch are | | | | appearance. |
| acceptable too. | | | | Hardboard siding is made of wood chips that are |
| Plywood siding is another type that is easy to install | | | | compressed to form sheets that are cut to style. |
| using the most minimum basic carpentry skill. It is | | | | Styles like lapboard, stucco, board or batten are |
| typically made from Western red cedar, Douglas fir, | | | | available for this type of siding. It less expensive than |
| Southern pine and redwood, giving off a variety of | | | | solid wood siding but has a good durability and |
| patterns and textures to choose from. Plywood | | | | strength. |
| siding that is painted or stained regularly can last up | | | | You are now ready to choose from the variety of |
| to 30 years and more. | | | | wood siding types, one that is going to match the |
| Shakes and shingles are like clapboard siding as they | | | | style of your house architecture. |