History Of Novelty Siding

Siding construction the outer covering or cladding of a house.

History of novelty siding.

Siding may refer to. 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. Figure 1 following national trends the forest service often used wood siding with a variety of profiles on frame buildings in the early 20th century. Our novelty siding is typically made out of eastern white pine with a shiplap joint and when installing it is typically face nailed.

Another drop siding subset is double ogee where a single siding board is milled to mimic the shadow lines of two boards. This is frequently associated with a cove pattern also called german siding in some areas. Historical novelty siding patterns these patterns are typically made from flat sawn lumber. Created in the 19th century with the advent of the industrial revolution and the vastly improved mechanization of lumber mills novelty drop siding hit its stride in the 1870s and was immensely popular until the 1930s and is still used today.

A term that is also applied to all patterns of drop siding milled siding that lies flat on the wall surface novelty is frequently associated with the ubiquitous cove pattern also called german siding in some areas. Siding rail a track section. Drop siding comes in a wide variety of face finishes including dutch lap also called german or cove lap and log siding milled with curve. The idea was used for other patterns double coves for example and in some places was even milled as triple ogee.

Siding and roofing richa wilson intermountain regional architectural historian kathleen snodgrass project leader s y r or n. The compound used to produce vinyl siding had actually been around since the late 1800s but vinyl siding didn t make its way to the marketplace until the 1960s. H u t g a nd ng l a ir. Jointed horizontal siding also called drop siding or novelty siding may be shiplapped or tongue and grooved though less common.