What the mccues decided was to go with red cedar shingles that have been treated with bleaching oil.
New england shingle siding.
Clapboard siding uses planks of wood installed horizontally with an upper piece that overlaps the lower piece.
More expensive than white cedar hardy red often dipped in creosote to combat weather and decay was a premium building material that accentuated the prestigious character of grand new england shingle style homes.
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The effect of saw blades on real cedar and reminiscent of cedar cut at sawmills from the early settlements throughout new england.
By covering most or all of a building with shingles stained a single color architects created an.
Shake adds texture and a coastal new england feel when paired with a variety of other siding color combinations and styles.
But henry hobson richardson charles mckim stanford white and even frank lloyd wright began to experiment with shingle siding.
Western red cedar and redwood woods known for being attractive and durable are considered the best choices.
For instance in chillier northern areas like the midwest new england and the pacific northwest the sunlight tends to have a cooler or bluish cast while in places like the southwest or the deep south it tends to have a reddish or warmer cast.
Cedar shakes and shingles have been a mainstay for coastal homes in new england due to its warm or gray hues nautical embrace and natural appearance.
The architects used natural colors and informal compositions to suggest the rustic homes of new england settlers.
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Wood siding comes in clapboard also known as lap or bevel siding as well as shakes and shingles.
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The shingle style is an american architectural style made popular by the rise of the new england school of architecture which eschewed the highly ornamented patterns of the eastlake style in queen anne architecture in the shingle style english influence was combined with the renewed interest in colonial american architecture which followed the 1876 celebration of the centennial.