Log Siding Patterns

We re happy to help you choose your species size and texture.

Log siding patterns.

We think tongue and groove looks best when it comes to log siding for a home cabin tiny cabin or even a man cave. Today s best siding shingles are cedar preferably vertical grain a cut that produces a tapered shingle that s tight grained and long lived. These products today are shaped using modern cutting technology creating patterns and designs for every possible use. Log cabin siding rounded at top and bottom to resemble logs.

From sizing to color to texture when you want to buy log siding you have a lot to consider. For nominal 1 log cabin multiply by 75. Log siding is usually milled green unseasoned or partially air dried pad. In the past the patterns and shapes of these products were hewn by hand.

We can advise you on your siding colors with our popular pre finishing or pre staining. Stk select tight knot cedar log siding wil have sound live small to medium tight knots permitted every 6 8 inches. Log cabin siding allows you to integrate the rustic charm of a log home with conventional frame construction. Although you can still get traditionally cut shingles most of today s products are precision cut by machine squared to install uniformly and designed with ridges on the backs to aid ventilation.

When stone and brick siding won t fit the budget stone veneer and brick veneer offer a stunning accent next to other siding to create a picturesque mixed material exterior. Nominal 1 stock except log cabin. Spruce log cabin siding features kiln dried spruce and a ready to paint surface to provide accommodating wood siding. A 10 allowance for trim and waste should be added to the square footage required before the factors are used.

Factors do not include any allowance for trim or waste and do not apply to diagonal installations. You could decide to go with lap shiplap or dutch lap but we specialize in tongue and groove log siding. Also referred to as german lap siding or german siding and possibly as dutch siding. Our log siding is manufactured by our craftsmen in michigan and with your easy installation in mind.

If you have a vision of a more traditional facade a faux brick wall can offer the same classic look without the costly price tag of true brick. Log cabin siding is the perfect fit for your cabin or country home. This pattern is often called double teardrop siding. Log siding patterns allow you to create the look you want.

See slab siding log homes for an example of a building where we installed this pattern. Seasoning refers to how lumber has been dried to reduce moisture content before it is milled to pattern. Solid sawn wood has been used for paneling siding flooring and other aesthetic uses for centuries.