Bevel Clapboard Siding Patterns

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BEVEL SIDING PATTERN

Bevel Siding with a square butt end is traditionally know as Clapboard Siding. Bevel Siding with a notched butt end is known as "Dolly Varden" or Rabbeted Bevel.

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The Rabetted Bevel - Dolly Varden pattern features a 1/2" - 3/4" notch in the thicker butt end of the board. This rabbeted edge cut allows the bevel siding panels to fit together in such a way as to protect joints from water infiltration. The Dolly Varden Rabbeted Bevel profile is an easier install while providing the same traditional bevel style and appearance. You will appreciate both the beauty of our rabbeted bevel clapboard siding as well as the ease of installation.

1X10" BEVEL SIDING NO RABBET PROFILE CLEAR CEDAR 3 COAT FACTORY FINISH - HOME IN NEW YORK

Bevel Siding is milled by resawing lumber at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other. The Bevel pattern - sometimes called Bevel lap or clapboard siding - has a triangular profile with a thick butt and a thin upper edge. BEVEL Lap siding should be installed with the lower thicker bevel butt edge overlapping the thin edge which results in an attractive shadow line.

1x6 Thin Bevel siding Clear grade pre-stained Cabots Bleaching Oil - TX — CLEAR Bevel Cedar pre-stained "Bleaching Oil" - TX

1x8 Thick Bevel siding STK grade pre-stained Austrailian Timberoil Mahogany Flame — STK Bevel Cedar Pre-Stained "Mahogany Flame" - PA

Both faces are saw textured resulting in a perfect surface to soak in your stain or prime finish. Bevel siding is recommended for horizontal applications only. Bevel cedar or redwood siding has a rustic warmth that is ideal for homes, cottages, and cabins.

Bevel Cedar Siding - PreStained & Racked to dry — Bevel Cedar Siding - Stained & Racked to dry

Western Red Cedar Bevel unit - Ready for Delivery — Cedar Bevel unit - Ready for Delivery

Installed the thick butt edge over laps the thin creating an excellent weather barrier so that rainwater is shed from the siding. The minimum recommended board overlap at installation for 6" and 8" widths is 1 inch. Wider boards require greater overlap of 1 1/4th to 1 1/2 inch.

If we look at the diagram below we can see that this used to be a single board. After diagonal milling two new board surfaces are revealed. This surface which will be visible on your wall is manually graded at the mill to meet the different grade levels from CLEAR to STD&BTR appearance specifications.

Board Mill Cut to create BEVEL Pattern - No Rabbeted Edge

The diagonal cut through the middle creates a rough face that is useable for both pieces. However, the top and bottom of this stick which go against the wall and are not seen once installed do not have to meet the same exacting grade standards allowing more flaws.

The saw that cuts this stick in half diagonally can’t cut it to be smooth. It can only cut in half and produce a rough face. This rough saw-textured surface more fully absorbs the stain or paint finish. However, smooth surfacing which requires running the beveled board through a planer after milling is available upon request.

Western Red Bevel 1x boards being Milled into Bevel Siding — Western Red Bevel boards

Western Red Bevel 1x boards — Milled into Bevel Siding

BEVEL Pattern Profiles

There are 2 standard Bevel pattern profiles - Clapboard and Rabbeted Bevel

1. BEVEL Pattern: NO Rabbet; Clapboard; Colonial

BEVEL Pattern - No Rabbeted Edge Diagram

2. BEVEL Pattern: Rabbeted Edge; Dolly Varden

BEVEL Pattern - Rabbeted Edge Diagram

Spacing for the siding should be laid out before hand. Start with the bottom course using a furring strip to support the lower edge. Each succeeding course overlaps the upper edge of the previous one by a minimum of 1" inch.

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. This rabbeted edge cut allows the bevel siding panels to fit together in such a way as to protect joints from water infiltration.

1x6 Thin Bevel siding Clear grade pre-stained TWP Natural - FL — CLEAR THIN 1x6 Bevel No Rabbet WRC stained - FL

The Rabbeted Bevel profile has the same traditional bevel style and appearance but is self-spacing so does not require the precise alignment of each board like traditional clapboard. Rabbeted Clapboard siding is easier to install while providing the same traditional bevel look. You will appreciate both the beauty of our rabbeted bevel clapboard siding as well as the ease of installation.

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BEVEL BOARD - THIN, STANDARD OR THICK??

Three main bevel siding thickness are usually available; THIN BEVEL -just under 1/2" butt, STANDARD BEVEL -just under 3/4" butt and THICK BEVEL 7/8" to just over 1" butt.

WARNING: all three sizes - thin, standard, thick - are sold as a nominal 1" board. Be careful to confirm when you are pricing your 1x6", 1x8", 1x10" redwood or cedar bevel siding which thickness you are being quoted.

Bevel Red Cedar Siding STK KD — 1x8" Thin Bevel Red Cedar Siding STK - Pre-Stained

Cedar Clapboard THIN Bevel CLEAR FJ Cedar Siding Painted — THIN Bevel CLEAR FJ Cedar Siding - Paint Finish

Standard thickness Bevel Red Cedar STK Siding KD — Standard Thick Bevel STK Cedar Sided Home

Standard thickness Bevel WRC measured — Standard thickness Bevel WRC measure

1x10 Thick Bevel Rabbeted Siding STK grade - PreStained Cabots 50/50 Bleaching Oil/Weathering Stain - NY home — 1x10" Thick Bevel Rabbeted Siding STK grade - PreStained Cabots 50/50 Bleaching Oil/Weathering Stain - NY home

Bevel Siding TRUE Measure

You might be wondering why our Buffalo diagrams above have letters - A, B, C - instead of actual measurements.

That is because siding measurements can vary from mill to mill and lumber yard to lumber yard. Using letters allows us to confirm the TRUE dimensions with the mill before we sell to our customers.

NOMINAL SIZES are for identification only. Even though a pattern is called 1x6" or 1x8" that does not mean it measures 1 inch thick and 6 or 8 inches wide. Nominal 1x6, 1x8 refers to the size before the pattern profile is milled and NOT the board's final finished or "dressed" dimensions.

A 1" NOMINAL is usually 11/16ths inch thick. A 6" NOMINAL Bevel pattern is usually 5 3/8 - 5 1/2" wide which results in 4 3/8 - 4 1/8 inches of exposed face assuming a 1" board overlap. An 8" NOMINAL Bevel pattern is usually 7 1/8 - 7 1/4" wide which results in 6 1/8 - 6 1/4 inches of exposed face assuming a 1" board overlap. This is called the pattern's "exposure" - the visible part of the board when installed on your wall.

The Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) and the California Redwood Association (CRA) diagrams are industry pattern standards and display actual numbers but they are guidelines not milling requirements. Over the years milled dimensions have shrunk (and continue to do so). Once you have calculated your project's SQUARE FOOT area you need to get the true dimensions - especially the exposure - of the bevel siding boards you are buying.

Read our BEVEL SQFT to LFT Coverage and "Buyer Beware" warning to make sure you ask the right questions BEFORE you BUY.

Calculate SQFT to LFT Coverage Needed

1x8 Thick Bevel Red Cedar Siding STK — 1x8 Thick Bevel Red Cedar Siding & Trim STK

1x8 Thick Bevel Cedar Siding pre-stained - PA workshop — Pre-Stained Olympic "Cedar Natural" - PA Workshop

GRADES

BEVEL Wood Siding Grades

We created Buffalo Lumber's four interpreted grade categories to describe cedar and redwood softwood grades in terms a layman can understand. Buffalo Lumber guarantees honest communication of wood appearance and performance applied to your project's priorities. We guarantee no surprises!

CLEAR is the top of the line in any wood. This is an architect's grade - the rarest part of the tree, the hardest to get, the most expensive option.

1x4 Thin Bevel Siding - Clear Vertical Grain WRC — 1x4 Thin Bevel Siding - Clear Vertical Grain

Bevel Clapboard CVG Cedar Siding Condominium in Mass — CVG Cedar Siding Condominium in Mass

Buffalo CLEAR Grade Guide

With Painted bevel applications you have to be very careful what type of wood you decide to paint. Knots will show through some paints and indications of knots are apparent in most painted applications. The wrong species can be disastrous under paint- ponderosa pine for instance will bleed pitch through the knots which causes major problems under paint.

CLEAR FINGER JOINT WOOD GRADE

When we quote painted wood to our customers we have 2 options- Clear Finger Joint Cedar and Primed+1 Top Coat SPF. Best results occur if you do primer + 1 topcoat at the factory and then you do final coat in field after installation. With properly installed FJ Clear Cedar expect 10 years with no trouble, a good chance at 15 with no maintenance and 20 years and beyond with periodic maintenance.

WRC Clear Finger-Joint (FJ) Grade for paint applications — Clear Finger-Joint (FJ) Cedar Siding

Pre-Primed Rabbeted Bevel Siding Clear Cedar Finger-Joint (FJ) Grade for paint applications — Pre-Primed Rabbeted Bevel Cedar Siding

WRC 1x4 Bevel Clear Finger-Joint (FJ) Pre-Primed & Painted Home in Wisconsin — Pre-Primed & Painted Home in Wisconsin

NEAR CLEAR WOOD GRADE

Buffalo NEAR CLEAR Grade is one appearance notch down from CLEAR is Buffalo Lumber's NEAR CLEAR grade which includes B&BTR, D&BTR wood Mill Grades that are "one off" CLEAR grade. NEAR Clear has very few, very tiny knots and a median price point for the "Knot so fond". Your appearance priorities will determine your budget with clear grades.

1x8 Bevel Redwood Sap B Near Clear Siding

Near CLEAR Redwood Sap B 1x8 Bevel Pre-stained Missouri Home — Buffalo NEAR CLEAR Redwood Sap B 1x8 Bevel Pre-stained Missouri Home

MILL SELECT GRADE

Buffalo Lumber's MILL SELECT TIGHT KNOT STK Grade is very popular and practical in Bevel installations. Buffalo Lumber's is graded to meet the “Tight Knot” description in any given rule book and is the first official “Appearance Grade” tier for commercial projects where codes have to be met.

Red Cedar 1x8 BEVEL Select Tight Knott (STK) Grade

WRC 1x8 BEVEL Select Tight Knott (STK) Grade

Western Red Cedar 1x8 BEVEL Select Tight Knott (STK) Grade - CT Home — Western Red Cedar 1x8 BEVEL Select Tight Knott (STK) Grade - Connecticut Home

PRE-FINISHED Bevel Siding

The Factory Finish machine is set to a consistent stain, prime or paint film thickness throughout the entire run.

Drying racks hold thousands of board feet in a controlled environment.

If you were talking about 2000 square feet in of 1x6" Bevel siding it would take 4800 lineal feet of wood to cover that area. If you are going to finish both sides that is almost 2 miles of wood you need to find a way to dry while keeping the bugs and dirt off of it.

Diagram of Factory Finish Machine for pre-staining, pre-priming and pre-painting wood siding

Any professional worth his salt will admit that machines can do a better job and will definitely cost less than a manual application.

PRE-FINISHED Bevel Cedar Siding on drying racks at mill — Western Red Cedar Bevel Siding

Factory Finished WRC Bevel Siding on drying racks — Mill Pre-Stained on drying racks

BEVEL Siding Industry Pattern Diagrams

The Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) and the California Redwood Association (CRA) provide pattern diagrams with measurements that are lumber industry standards. These diagrams are "guidelines" only NOT milling requirements. Each mill can interpret these guidelines differently. YOU need to confirm the actual pattern measurements - especially the exposure - whenever you buy wood siding. Browse all WWPA Siding Patterns or CAL Redwood Siding Patterns to help guide your redwood or cedar pattern decision.

BUYER BEWARE WARNING: The pattern measurements below are industry standards. HOWEVER individual mills often have their own pattern standards which vary from the norm (usually smaller). When you get ready to buy be sure to ASK for the exposed width to make sure you are buying enough SQFT of Wood Siding to complete the job!

(1) Bevel Patterns 320-323R 1/2 inch Rabbeted Resawn S1S2E

Redwood Bevel Pattern 320

(2) Bevel Patterns 329-331R 3/4 inch Plain Saw Textured S1S2E

Redwood Bevel Pattern 329

(3) Bevel Patterns 360-363 1/2 inch Plain Saw Textured S1S2E

Redwood Bevel Pattern 360

(4) Bevel Patterns 371-373 3/4th inch Rabbeted Resawn S1S2E

Redwood Bevel Pattern 371

(5) Bevel Patterns 391-393 3/4th inch Rabbeted Saw Textured S1S2E

Redwood Bevel Pattern 391

(6) Bevel Patterns 422-424 1 1/4 inch Plain Saw Textured S1S2E

Redwood Bevel Pattern 422

(7) Bevel Patterns 476-477 1 1/4 inch Rabbeted Saw Textured S1S2E

Redwood Bevel Pattern 476

(8) Bevel Pattern 400 1/2" x 4 inch Rabbeted Round Edge S1S2E

Redwood Bevel Pattern 400

(9) Bevel Pattern 430 1x6 inch 2 Lap Round Edge Drop S1S2E

Redwood Bevel pattern 430

(10) Bevel Pattern 431 1x8 inch 2 Lap Round Edge Drop S1S2E

Redwood Bevel pattern 431

(11) Bevel Pattern 433 1x10 inch 3 Lap Round Edge Drop S1S2E

Redwood Bevel pattern 433

Installing Bevel Siding

Experienced installers know that the nails from one piece of siding should never be nailed through the siding below. If the planned overlap of the two pieces of siding is 1", then the nail should be 1+1/2 inches above the bottom edge. This nail spacing allows each piece of siding to move easily as your wood siding naturally expands and contracts with the seasons. You can see in the image below that the nails are positioned in between the overlaps.

Inexperienced installers often nail along the bottom edge of the siding piercing the top portion of the siding immediately below the overlap. This pins each piece of siding and makes it nearly impossible for the siding to expand and contract with changes in the weather.

Spacing for the bevel siding should be laid out before hand. Start with the bottom course using a furring strip to support the lower edge. Each succeeding course overlaps the upper edge of the previous one by a minimum of 1".

Rabbeted Bevel patterns are self-spacing, but you should leave 1/8". expansion clearance. A 1/8" expansion gap on kiln dried rabbeted bevel siding will help prevent buckling. Where possible, the bottom of the board that is placed across the top of the windows should coincide with the window cap.

Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1-1/2", penetration into solid wood using one nail per bearing spaced at a maximum of 24 in. on center. Place nail just above the overlap. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces.

Reducing the siding overlap recommendations could result in damage from wind-driven water. Butt joints between boards should be staggered and made on studs. Fit siding snugly to other pieces and to trim.

Nail locations should allow for approximately 1/8-inch expansion in underlying boards which can occur with temperature and moisture changes. A single nail per bearing on rabbeted bevel siding is recommended to help minimize the effects of shrinking and expansion. With bevel siding, care should be taken not to overdrive nails; this may result in splitting or cupping.

Red Cedar 1x6 BEVEL Select Tight Knott (STK) Buffalo Lumber MILL SELECT Grade PA

Red Cedar 1x6 BEVEL Select Tight Knott (STK) Buffalo Lumber MILL SELECT Grade in Pennsylvania

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