Poplar Barn Siding

Storage prior to installation.

Poplar barn siding. Tulip poplar yellow poplar is what they used in the old days around here to build log cabins and non load bearing parts of covered bridges. Traditionally white oak and yellow poplar were the first and second choices of local species for siding barns. The barn was first sided in 2004 and is holding up very well. Get it dry paint it and keep it away from ground contact and it will last a long time.

Local lore holds that termites don t like yellow poplar. If the bark is to be stored over damp ground or concrete place a moisture barrier under the siding. The pic below is shiplap tulip poplar on my relatively new addition to the barn. I installed all the siding green.

Stack siding off the ground and under cover. 11 replies 6485 views november 29 2008 10 59 53 pm by tyb525. Whether you want your house to stand out from other homes or to blend more seamlessly into its surroundings poplar bark siding provides unrivaled elegance style durability and a rustic charm that is all its own. Cutting tulip poplar for barn siding started by tyb525 on forestry and logging.

The bark house 5 point quality control protocol ensures precision in manufacturing. Works very well for siding and history has proven that fact. Keep the poplar bark dry prior to installation. Premium poplar bark siding from the appalachian mountains poplar bark siding by parton lumber is a unique and natural alternative to other common outdated or synthetic home sidings.

Just give us a call. It is imperative to prevent contact with the ground and keep it dry rain is not an issue. Oak beech fir pine poplar and walnut. At barkclad our natural bark siding is from poplar and is hand peeled dried in a certified kiln hand cut on site stacked loaded and shipped for delivery within a 1 week period or less to maintain the exceptional natural integrity of the bark.

Luxury wood shingle siding that is harvested with environmentally friendly practices and attention to timing using methods created exclusively at bark house this tulip poplar wood paneling is a reclaimed waste product of the logging industry. A variety of species including. It amazes me that a yellow poplar log or board will disintegrate within three years when lying on the ground. 19 replies 2441 views december 20 2015 07 36 06 pm by bruno of nh.

Historically old growth yellow poplar was used for barn siding fascia soffits corbels windows and doors and trim and other applications. Tulip poplar makes an excellent barn siding. 602 x 1 10 662 2 662 sf of poplar bark needed. Poplar as barn siding started by glenn1 on general board.

I ve never seen an insect problem with it. All of our reclaimed barn wood products are available for you to see by appointment only.