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2. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building. Along with the roof, it forms the first line of defense against the elements, most importantly sun, rain/snow, heat and cold, thus creating a stable, more comfortable environment on the interior side.

3. Shiplap - Wikipedia

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   Shiplap is either rough-sawn 25 mm (1 in) or milled 19 mm (3 ⁄ 4 in) pine or similarly inexpensive wood between 76 and 254 mm (3 and 10 in) wide with a 9.5–12.7 mm (3 ⁄ 8 – 1 ⁄ 2 in) rabbet on opposite sides of each edge. [1] The rabbet allows the boards to overlap in this area.

4. Miller–Brewer House - Wikipedia

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   Upper and lower girders held the vertical planks in position. Exterior siding was high quality, quarter-sawn, 1/2"x6" horizontal cedar lap siding with tight-edge grain and a 5 3/4" exposure attached with square iron nails. Rough-sawn corner boards were used on all building corners. [3] Windows were all of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii ...

5. Charles Boyd Homestead Group - Wikipedia

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   It is rectangular structure measuring 16 feet (4.9 m) by 24 feet (7.3 m). It is equal to two stories in height and has no windows. It has a wood-frame structure with shiplap exterior siding and wood shingle roof. The interior walls are rough boards with saw dust insulation. The building was originally used to store blocks of ice needed to keep ...

6. Timber framing - Wikipedia

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   German carpenters in 1880: The tools, from left to right, are: a cart loaded with timbers, rough hewing with felling axes; in the green coat is the master carpenter carrying his tools including a frame saw; on the ground, a ring dog (precursor to the cant dog and peavey); in the background sawyers pit sawing on trestles; on right carpenters ...

7. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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   The carpentry consists of a timber frame with vertical planks extending from sill to plate. Sometimes there are studs at the doors but mostly the vertical planks replace the studs. Both wood shingle or clapboard exterior siding and interior lath and plaster attach directly to the planks. [10]