08-22-2009, 03:16 PM
MountainMan Wrote:Unless cedar shiplap siding was used, which is ten inches wide now - foot wide in the old days when bigger cedar trees were plentiful, and commonly butt-joined. A number of composite siding materials have also been used throughout the decades.
have a photo from the 40's showing it as a clap board sided .
The problem with aluminum siding is that it ruins the classic appeal of that Victorian structure.
having owned one of these victorian monoliths (3100 sq ft ) the owners of this house (as i was) were not woried about appeal, they were built with no insulation after the first winter in mine i had the clapboard take off insulation applied and covered with celotex and aluminum siding to stop the wind from blowing through it.
Andrew nice looking house. you have photo of the back and other side ?
jim