Old Lap Siding Patterns

Dutch lap is also know as cove lap and german lap siding.

Old lap siding patterns.

Log cabin siding was common by the 1930s in 6 8 and 10 widths. Novelty siding that uses a bevel angled instead of a cove rounded is sometimes called channel rustic siding. The troughs in the overlapped areas are deeper creating an even stronger shadow line. The angle of the bevel is sharper creating more of a contrast between the planks.

Dutch lap siding pattern. In vertical applications bevel cut the ends and install the lap siding so water is directed to the outside. Log cabin siding is typically face nailed above the rabbet edge with a single nail though wide patterns may require nails on both edges. Ship lap siding is a type of drop lap siding with a tight flush joint profile.

Lap sidings were among the earliest types of finish siding. This pattern creates stronger shadow lines than regular clapboard. It is similar to tongue and groove but with a single over lap usually 1 2 in depth but can be more or less depending on the width of the board 6 8 10 or the shiplap profile selected. The classic example is log cabin siding a peeled log simulation with shiplapped joints.

With lap siding the profile of each board partially overlaps that of the board next to it. The idea was used for other patterns double coves for example and in some places was even milled as triple ogee. Shiplap siding milled into this pattern is sold in varying thicknesses.