Common Siding Used In 1910

Double ogee was common by 1910.

Common siding used in 1910.

The asbestos shingles were used as early as the 30s but again they were usually installed over original clapboards both to avoid painting and because they added a certain small insulating factor. The most popular siding in the country in 2011 was installed on just 6 percent of the new houses built in the western u s. Originally the dirt s of the front yard was up over the lip of the siding but i removed some of the dirt so that the foundation was exposed and put in gravel thinking. Generally no nails were used in the structural frame.

The structural frame sat on top of a masonry foundation. Double ogee is typically face nailed above the rabbet edge with a single nail though wide patterns may require nails on both edges. Vinyl siding was used on 78 percent of the new homes constructed in the northeast but only 28 percent of those built in the south. 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.

Double ogee siding was common by 1910. Since its introduction in the 1960 s vinyl siding is the number one most used siding because of its cost versatility and low maintenance. Siding and roofing richa wilson intermountain regional architectural historian kathleen snodgrass project leader s y r or n. H u t g a nd ng l a ir.

Wood frame houses were built with uniform dimensional lumber cut at a saw mill. Unrenovated homes might also have knob and tube wiring the early electrical systems that were common until the 1930s ceramic knobs and tubes run through the floor joists or wall studs carrying. The structural framing was then covered with wood siding. Rustic siding is milled so that the appearance is of greater thickness.

The house has vinyl siding and there is a window on that wall and i have noticed that the siding on the exterior of that wall has some exposed woodpeeking out from the bottom. Lap siding isn t the only style for vinyl though it is the most common. If it was the rolled asphalt siding it could date to the 40s. Dolly varden is bevel siding with a rabbeted edge allowing installation flat on the wall with a tight joint.

Asphalt siding material was made in two common versions one much like asphalt roof shingles but in larger sheets right side of the building photo near the top of this article and the other was comprised of an asphalt coating laminated to hardboard siding material or laminated to a softer wood based insulating board panel often sold as. Wood siding materials trim and shingles were installed over the frame and roof.