Chestnut Bark Siding

With help from old timers in the mountains we learned to use the.

Chestnut bark siding. When my husband marty and i first harvested bark from poplar trees 12 years ago we felt like pioneers. Our high grading standards for backwoods bark have resulted in the only independent laboratory tested and professionally engineered product of its kind on the market today. Explore house siding colors available from james hardie s line of colorplus technology siding which comes pre finished in an artful array of durable fade resistant colors. Some of these same buildings still have that chestnut bark.

Years later a man discovered that the tulip poplar tree was an excellent source for this siding. 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. This is the bark siding product of choice for those who want to enjoy a 100 maintenance free home exterior for generations to come. Bark siding dates back to the ancient indians who used natural bark from the american chestnut tree which is virtually extinct now to clad their homes and other buildings.

This tree once comprised 25 of the natural forest covering the east coast. Browse the colorplus palette. To harvest the bark a kerf or groove is cut. Chestnut bark was once a popular choice for home siding until a blight killed off nearly the entire species in north america in the 1940s.

The original tree of choice for bark siding was the chestnut tree. The bark house 5 point quality control protocol ensures precision in manufacturing. With multiple styles to choose from our engineered smartbark shingles allows developers builders architects and homeowners to create unique and realistic representations of natural bark. Today poplar bark is a top choice and provides rustic beauty as well as effective protection from the elements.

Smartbark siding barkclad is the only patented company that offers both natural bark siding and the new engineered bark siding called smartbark. Barkclad has perfected the art of providing superior bark products for over 20 plus years. Introducing smartbark the world s first engineered bark siding. Bark siding is the ultimate green building material by chris mccurry as told to nan chase on 03 16 2006 applying bark house shingles photo by todd bush.

Natural bark siding the original.