08-17-2009, 06:35 PM
The size of it almost certainly gives it away as aluminum siding. There are only 7 or 8 panels beside the door, which makes them about a foot high each. Also, there is some framing around the windows - created by the channel used to keep the siding in place. The "wrinkles" under the window are also characteristic.
Wood siding (clapboard, novelty, etc) would not be more than about 6 inches high. This house [albumimg]1214[/albumimg] is the one I grew up in, and it has novelty siding. Note that there are 16 rows of wood siding alongside the window on the left, versus 7 in the picture above. My old house dates from approximately 1865, but it's got similar features and trim.
Andrew
Wood siding (clapboard, novelty, etc) would not be more than about 6 inches high. This house [albumimg]1214[/albumimg] is the one I grew up in, and it has novelty siding. Note that there are 16 rows of wood siding alongside the window on the left, versus 7 in the picture above. My old house dates from approximately 1865, but it's got similar features and trim.
Andrew