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Learn a little "siding lingo" and talk confidently with vinyl siding dealers
and contractors.
- Board and Batten:
- A style in which a narrow strip of siding covers the seam between two wider
boards.
- Clapboard:
- A horizontal siding board of varying widths (see below) originally
fabricated in wood. It is fabricated and installed so that the board above
easily overlaps, or appears to overlap as is the case with the new vinyl and
metal materials, the board beneath it.
- Beaded:
- A decorative variation of the clapboard style in which a half-round
molding-like effect is cut into the siding board.
- D4 Profile:
- Two four-inch wide horizontal clapboards per single panel of siding.
- D5 Profile:
- Two five-inch wide horizontal clapboards per single panel of siding.
- Dutchlap or Shiplap:
- A more decorative variation on the clapboard style where the face (or width)
of the board is beveled for added dimension.
- Soffit:
- The underside of part of a building - the roof overhang or the eaves.
- T3 Profile:
- Three three-inch wide horizontal clapboards per single panel of siding.
- Vertical/Soffit Profiles:
- A siding style that can be used either as a vertical siding on the main
body of a home or as a soffit detail.
*Source: HOME magazine, April/May 1995
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