When made of carefully selected seasoned wood and installed properly, clapboard siding can be maintained in excellent condition for as long as a house stands. Still, cracks, warping and decay can ...

Q. My question for you is about the correct way to redo the siding on our house. Our house is a Garrison colonial style built in 1985. I like the look of the traditional wood siding with canyon gray ...

Q. I have a 124-year-old house with clapboard siding, and the paint is starting to peel. One contractor says I should strip and paint when the time comes. He also said I shouldn’t replace the siding ...

Q: A ladder fell on my clapboard house, making big scratches, and in some places the gashes are 1/4-inch deep. The clapboards are painted with a solid-color latex stain. Can I paint over them? Will ...

Maintaining an old house's original wood clapboards is one of the major components of a successful restoration. It's usually not a difficult thing to do. In most cases, you should be able to make spot ...

• Installation costs can be more expensive than traditional clapboard siding. • The visual impact of board and batten siding doesn’t lend itself to all home sizes, especially smaller homes.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Clapboard siding is prevalent all over Staten Island. According to the website HomeSteady.com, clapboard houses first appeared in America in colonial New England. It became ...