History Of Novelty Siding

Tongue and groove novelty types may be blind nailed at the tongue at left.

History of novelty siding.

Popular by the 1880s and possibly in use as early as 1860 it is typically edge matched in a shiplap joint but was also produced in tongue and groove. Reversible pattern usually used for interior applications. Board available surfaced or saw textured. Brick dropped to 28 percent and block stone vinyl and aluminum siding to 17 percent.

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. Recommended 1 minimum overlap. Novelty siding that swaps a bevel for the cove is often called channel rustic. Vinyl siding made a strong first appearance at 23 percent overtaking brick for second place.

By the 1930s standard references listed no fewer than 28 different types of common horizontal siding. You can still find beveled drop and other novelty siding at lumberyards but it s not always like the original. Sometimes it s possible and usually cheaper to adapt a local product rather than have an exact match milled. Widths 8 and over use 2 nails 3 4 apart.

1992 wood remained the most popular but fell to 33 percent. Vinyl siding took over the top position at 39. 2000 the siding industry declared a new leader. Historical novelty siding patterns these patterns are typically made from flat sawn lumber.