Cedar Siding

With limited interruptions today, Maya and I made serious progress on hanging the clapboard.  If not for the fact that we painted each board end after cutting it to size, we would already have completed the entire house. Waiting for the paint to dry slows the entire process down tremendously. Tedious as this step is, it protects the clapboard from water damage. The end grain absorbs water 250 times more than any other face of the board (think of wood grain as a bunch of straws running parallel to the length of the board).  Pretty sure that few commercial builders take the time for this very important step.  With one side of the house almost done, Maya is extremely happy with her color choice and glad we took the time to change it from her first selection.