Chestnut Bark Siding

Years later a man discovered that the tulip poplar tree was an excellent source for this siding.

Chestnut bark siding.

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. With help from old timers in the mountains we learned to use the. This is the bark siding product of choice for those who want to enjoy a 100 maintenance free home exterior for generations to come. To harvest the bark a kerf or groove is cut.

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. Some of these same buildings still have that chestnut bark. 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. Smartbark provides the opportunity to clad your project in barks such as poplar and american chestnut not all of which are available.

Natural bark siding the original. Browse the colorplus palette. Today poplar bark is a top choice and provides rustic beauty as well as effective protection from the elements. 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.

But at the beginning of the twentieth century an imported fungus from overseas invaded the east coast ultimately finding its way underneath the bark of the chestnut tree causing catastrophic blight. 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. Introducing smartbark the world s first engineered bark siding.

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. This tree once comprised 25 of the natural forest covering the east coast. The bark house 5 point quality control protocol ensures precision in manufacturing. 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.

Smartbark siding barkclad is the only patented company that offers both natural bark siding and the new engineered bark siding called smartbark.