Chestnut Bark Siding

The bark is peeled from the felled tree and then flattened and kiln dried.

Chestnut bark siding.

Years later a man discovered that the tulip poplar tree was an excellent source for this siding. Today poplar bark is a top choice and provides rustic beauty as well as effective protection from the elements. Barkclad has won awards for many years. Not manufactured to today s strict bark house specifications company co founders identified five local residences with poplar shingles before we began our manufacturing process.

With multiple styles to choose from our engineered smartbark shingles allows developers builders architects and homeowners to create unique and realistic representations of natural bark. Now poplar bark is preferred. The original tree of choice for bark siding was the chestnut tree. American chesnut bark shingles april 1 2006 american chestnut bark shingles used to clad the inn at ragged garden located in the blowing rock and linville areas of north carolina are deteriorating after 80 and more years of service due to exposure to the sun and weather are deteriorating.

Some of these same buildings still have that chestnut bark. Our high grading standards for backwoods bark have resulted in the only independent laboratory tested and professionally engineered product of its kind on the market today. Historic chestnut bark shingles have lasted well over a hundred years. Barkclad is the only patented company that offers both natural bark siding and the new engineered bark siding called smartbark.

The drying process kills all insects and makes the bark maintenance free and impenetrable to future insect infestations. Bark siding bark siding dates back to the ancient indians who used natural bark from the american chestnut tree which is virtually extinct now to clad their homes and other buildings. Our customers from all over the us have rated us the number one in customer service. Chestnut bark was once a popular choice for home siding until a blight killed off nearly the entire species in north america in the 1940s.

But at the beginning of the twentieth century an imported fungus from overseas invaded the east coast ultimately finding its way underneath the bark of the chestnut tree causing catastrophic blight and essentially wiping out the species. Click here to download our smartbark brochure. Smartbark provides the opportunity to clad your project in barks such as poplar and american chestnut not all of which are available naturally. Smartbark poplar and smartbark chestnut are washable paintable and flame resistant and with an r value of 4 7 per inch smartbark saves on energy costs year after year.

Chestnut siding was preferred until the chestnut blight killed the majority of chestnut trees. A newer version the poplar bark shingle was used historically as well. This tree once comprised 25 of the natural forest covering the east coast. Barkclad s exclusive 25 year limited warranty ensures your smartbark siding will look beautiful for years to come.