Board Siding Options

While the choices for home siding products have grown by leaps and bounds, the old board siding look of the past is still as popular as ever.  And, in addition to wood, numerous other materials like aluminum, vinyl, fiber cement and more offer their own versions of board imitation products.  Furthermore, despite the material that you use, there are a host of different classes of board siding styles from which to choose.


If you have decided that you must have authentic wood for the exterior of your home, you can rest assure that there are plenty of quality and reliable options.  With cedar now being used as the principal material for board siding, regardless of the design, you have a real wood product that can literally weather the storm.  Cedar has proven to be an incredibly weather resistant and infestation resistant wood -- no problems with shrinkage or warping.  Additionally, because cedar is an easily replenished resource there is no need to worry about any environmental issues.


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Assuming that you are sold on the natural and authentic wood, you now can start to choose the style of board siding for the exterior of your home.  There are lots to choose from -- board & batten, bevel, tongue & groove, channel, shake, etc. -- depending on the architectural theme you prefer.  One of the distinct advantages to real wood siding of any type is that you will have unlimited options with respect to the finish.  Paint without limitations to color, or use wood stain so that the grains and knots are prominently displayed.

As we previously mentioned, there is an ever expanding group of alternatives to wood as far as board siding is concerned.  But for a wonderful example of a product that offers a long lasting and legitimate looking answer to real wood, you should take a hard look at some of the fiber cement materials.  Siding made by James Hardie Building Products, Inc, Certainteed, and Nichiha, for example, takes imitation to a whole new level of success.  This composite material is perfect for molding this class of siding with the use of real wood molds to create the texture, appearance and feel of real wood.  In addition, its durability is reflected in the commonly offered lifetime guarantees that are offered by the aforementioned manufacturers.

The next time you are out and about at some of the newer tract home construction projects, you should zero in on some of the houses that have lap siding or shake siding exteriors.  It is quite likely that the builders are using fiber cement in the board siding that covers theses homes.

Ask around and you will find that legions of discerning home buyers will not even know that their very own home isn’t real wood siding, but instead a fiber cement siding product.  This exiting application of an imitation board siding product can only benefit you, the consumer.

You ultimately make the choice, but knowing that there are tons of options out there can only make your job of finding the right board exterior -- real or otherwise -- infinitely easier.




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