All Buffalo Lumber orders are delivered MILL DIRECT to your JOB SITE. Our orders are custom milled and factory finished. All communication is handled personally - by phone and email.
Our normal lead time from order to door is 2 - 8 weeks.
Once your order is placed, we stay in email and phone contact with you throughout the course of your order. Your salesman will be available to answer any questions you may have along the way. Delays, though unlikely, do happen and you'll be the first to know if that's the case. Buffalo Lumber takes pride in our products and customer service and we are committed to making sure your wood and experience with Buffalo Lumber is the best in the industry...from forest to front door.
We will get your order in the queue so it is ready when you are.
Wood Siding Pattern Selection is a critical element of design and final appearance. It is important to understand how the different profiles impacts your design BEFORE you select your Siding Pattern.
Fastener visibility: Whether or not you can see the nail is very important to some designers. Some patterns require a face nail while on others we can hide the nail. There are some misconceptions about hidden fastening methods that pose more risk than benefit.
Drainage and water flow: Some patterns are better at water run off than others for specific applications.
Exposure and Sight lines: Many designers plan other elements around the sight lines created by wood siding patterns. A 1x4 “Nickel Gap” pattern is going to create a shadow line every 3 inches, while a 1x6 creates its shadow line every 5 inches for the same pattern.
Expansion and Contraction: When designing with wood in mind it is important to account for how naturally occurring expansion and contraction will affect the appearance of the wood siding pattern. Wood will swell in the wet season and shrink in the dry season. This means the appearance changes depending on the season.
SHIPLAP WOOD SIDING PATTERN
Shiplap Siding standard pattern sample A "Flush Joint" Square Edge profile
SHIP LAP Shiplap Siding is a type of Drop Lap siding with tight joints similar to tongue and groove, but instead of a fitted groove it overlaps the next board usually by 1/2" to 3/4" . If you decide to install Shiplap siding vertically be sure to bevel cut the ends so water is directed to the outside.
Tongue and Groove siding V2E T&G Pattern: One Beveled FaceTongue and Groove siding V4E T&G Pattern: Beveled Both Faces
TONGUE & GROOVE T&G Siding is versatile. You can use it indoors or outdoors, rough side or smooth side, installed horizontally, vertically or diagonally, to provide distinctly different looks. The board edges are usually "beveled" but other styles that include flush-jointed, reveal and radius joints are also available. T&G siding has both a rough and smooth face and is graded to the rough face.
Bevel Cedar Siding - Stained & Racked to dryCedar Bevel unit - Ready for Delivery
Bevel siding is lumber board resawn at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other with a thick butt and a thin upper edge lapped to shed water. This pattern is special mill cut that allows the siding panels to fit together in such a way as to protect joints from water infiltration. It installs easily and gives an attractive shadow line.
Dutch Lap Siding standard pattern profileUnit stack of Dutch Lap Siding
DUTCH LAP is also know as Cove Lap and German Lap Siding. Lap sidings were among the earliest types of finish siding. With lap siding, the profile of each board partially overlaps that of the board next to it. In vertical applications, bevel cut the ends and install the lap siding so water is directed to the outside.
Drainage and water flow: Some patterns are better at water run off than others for specific applications. For example, Dutch Lap and Channel Lap look very similar in appearance. The difference is that the DUTCH LAP is milled with a rounded lower edge. While CHANNEL LAP has a squared off lower edge.
This makes the DUTCH LAP better for a horizontal application and the CHANNEL LAP better for a vertical application. So if you are trying to decide between the two patterns, take your installation plans into consideration.
CHANNEL RUSTIC LAP WOOD SIDING PATTERN
WRC Channel Lap Siding Pattern milled PROFILEWRC Channel Rustic Lap Stained & INSTALLED
CHANNEL LAP Channel Rustic Siding has 1/2” overlap and a 1” to 1 1/4" reveal that creates a channel effect between boards. Channel Siding allows maximum dimensional wood change (breathing) in climates of highly variable moisture levels between seasons - without adversely affecting the appearance. Usually available smooth, rough or saw textured.
2x8" Cedar LOG Siding just milled REVEAL ProfileWRC LOG SIDING Stained & INSTALLED
Log Cabin Siding Log Cabin siding allows you to integrate the rustic charm of a log home with conventional frame construction. It looks exactly like a log but requires 75% less wood. The overlap ensures tight insulation against weather and eliminates the need for chinking between logs. The "reveal" pattern creates an attractive recessed effect between logs where you have a choice to create a chink effect with caulking if desired - but not required.
We carry products from suppliers located all across the country so each delivery will be calculated based on location of customer, location of product manufacturer and weight of total shipment. See Areas we ship to and Delivery Information.
International Shipping and Delivery
Buffalo Lumber offers full 20 and 40 foot container quotes internationally. Europe, Asia, Africa - anywhere a container will go we can get it there. We can only quote full 20 and 40 foot containers - smaller shipments would be customer arranged.
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