Redwood Dolly Varden Siding

Dolly varden tongue and groove cedar panels are composed of genuine western red cedar and fir bonded with exterior adhesives under pressure into an exclusive 7 ply engineered panel.

Redwood dolly varden siding. 5 4 bevel siding pattern. Pukall lumber has been manufacturing siding from northern softwoods for more than 60 years and has whatever you want in vertical or horizontal patterns. With dolly varden siding you get the appearance of bevel and clapboard siding but the convenience of self spacing thanks to the rabbet at the bottom to accept the top of the preceding course. With over two hundred combined years in the wood industry our staff is ready to help you find the right species of wood and the right pattern to make sure your exterior wood siding is perfect for lasting in the environment.

Bevel cedar siding is popular for the traditional look and cedar s natural resistance to the elements. The rabetted bevel dolly varden pattern is a special mill pattern that features a 1 2 3 4 notch in the thicker butt end of the board. We also have one of the region s largest selection of western cedar siding with twelve styles in stock. Sometimes considered rustic siding especially when milled with an unplanned face dolly varden is a bevel siding simulation made with a rabbeted bottom edge so that the siding installs flat on the wall with a tight joint.

This rabbeted edge cut allows the bevel siding panels to fit together in such a way as to protect joints from water infiltration. Bevel siding with a notched butt end is known as dolly varden or rabbeted bevel. Exterior wood siding for every occasion and every environment. 6 5 8 thickness of siding bottom.

Stk grade select tight knotty surfacing. Rabbetted bevel grade. 1x8 western red cedar rabbetted bevel siding. Installed the thick butt edge over laps the thin creating an excellent weather barrier so that rainwater is shed from the siding.

It dates to at least the 1930s. Drop siding channel lap board batten and dolly varden are all popular choices. This system provides you a stronger more durable engineered paneling with qualities not found in solid cedar. Lumber grading rules are a set of criteria used to determine how various characteristics such as wane or knots affect the structural performance of dimension lumber or the aesthetic value of appearance grades lumber manufacturers are responsible for grading the lumber to these rules and wwpa as part of the american lumber standards system helps assure that western lumber meet stated.

When installed it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between dolly varden and bevel or clapboard siding. Light rough texture drying type.