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Does anybody know where I could find a match for the clapboards on my home, built in 1969? They have 8 1/4″ exposure (about 10″ total), are tapered, and (hardest to find) are 1 1/4″ thick at the bottom. several are rotted due to a porch the previous owner had jury-rigged up, so they need replacing. Also, we are putting a small addition on our home and would like to carry the existing theme out onto the new room, if possible. If it helps jog anybody’s memory, the plans (left in the home) identify the siding as Anzac brand. They are cedar, but since some bonehead already painted them, I’m not too particular about the material.
Thanks,
Amy
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amy... take a sample to a real lumber yard.. tell them how much you need and have them get a quote so you can place an order.....
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Mike,
Thanks for the suggestion, but having it milled isn't in my budget. Nobody, including our local lumber yards, seems to carry tapered clapboards anymore - it's all lap siding. Frustrating.
Amy
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amy.. i didn't say anything about having it milled...
it's a special order.. and a good lumber yard can get it for you...you need a sample and a quantity...
and there may be different species and grades available..
*AmyAlternatively, carefully remove the siding from the area of the new addition and use it for matching repairs, then get the closest stock equivalent to do the addition. .. if the exposure is close the difference shouldn't stand out.-pm
*Amy, this is something you can mill on a 12" planer, although tedious with that small tool. Let's say your clapboard tapers from 1-1/4" to 3/4". Make a carrier for the board, a little longer than the 1-1/4" stock you'll be using. Nail a 1/2" [the difference in thickness from edge to edge] piece of wood on the carrier full length to block up one side of your stock, and a cleat at the close end to keep the stock on the carrier. Now start planing. 4 passes @ 1/8" (for cedar, smaller for hardwoods) and you have a tapered clapboard. The cleat is tapered, but 1/8" below the final size of the clapboard so you don't get nails in the knives.
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Rob,
Thanks for your suggestion. So far that seems to be the best suggestion for us. NONE of the lumber yards in the surrounding 3 counties can even come close to what what we need on exposure - the closest match is lap siding and that is very different in look. The only place I've found that will mill lumber won't do tapering, and I'm unwilling to pay that much for something which doesn't really match. So, planing it ourselves is our best bet so far - now all we need is a 12 inch planer. Thanks again for your help.
Amy
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Amy-
Where are you...here is SE Penna, any REAL lumber yard sells tapered siding. I just did a bunch of repair work for someone using it.
p.
*Perhaps another option would be laminating a 1/2" shim to the underside of a typical 1X10 bevel siding. If you elect this solution carefull nailing will be required to avoid splits.joe d
*Wouldn't a good lumber yard be able to order some "fat" bevel siding for you. I know 1 1/16 x 10 is out there. It shouldn't be too hard for them to adjust their saws for a run of 1 1/4 x 10. Maybe some calling around on your own to places like Pacific Lumber Company
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Eureka! I did call Pacific Lumber, and while they couldn't help me, the guy I talked to knew somebody who knew somebody. I was able to add my order in to somebody else's custom order in the area with the same exposure and 17/16" bevel. While this isn't an exact match, it is so much closer than other options and even cheaper) in this area that I am happy. It's kind of funny, every time I took my sample in to a lumber yard their eyes would get big and they'd ask me how old my house is. Having come from the East coast I was unprepared for how difficult clapboard would be to find in the Rockies. Thank you everybody for all of your helpful suggestions.
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Does anybody know where I could find a match for the clapboards on my home, built in 1969? They have 8 1/4" exposure (about 10" total), are tapered, and (hardest to find) are 1 1/4" thick at the bottom. several are rotted due to a porch the previous owner had jury-rigged up, so they need replacing. Also, we are putting a small addition on our home and would like to carry the existing theme out onto the new room, if possible. If it helps jog anybody's memory, the plans (left in the home) identify the siding as Anzac brand. They are cedar, but since some bonehead already painted them, I'm not too particular about the material.
Thanks,
Amy