Gingerbread Wood Siding

Dec 10 2016 learn all about gingerbread siding and trim design ideas as well as the maintenance and cost.

Gingerbread wood siding.

Long natural kiln dried eastern white cedar shingle siding 154 model ehd0810399 82 64 box. Picturesque house parts photo by nancy andrews. The classic narrow width bevel siding on the first floor focuses the eye up to the gingerbread details mixed in with the cedar siding on the second floor. North america s romance with gingerbread trim dates to the 1830s and 40s when builders began to interpret the masonry details of europe s gothic revival architecture in wood.

Prowoodmarket brackets are also used in large commercial projects to add architectural interest and detail. It was at this time that the economy was doing well money was not a concern for homeowners and every homeowner wanted their home to be unique from their neighbors. The added corbels are designed to look like they support the upper section of the second floor emphasizing the varying depths of the horizontal lines. If you have any questions about our victorian gingerbread please call.

Primed wood nickel gap ship lap siding and wall panel 6 pieces per box. Kimberly bay 3 4 in. Sbc buzzards bay gray cedar untreated wood siding shingles. Gingerbread siding as trim was most popular in the mid to late 1800 s when the economy was booming and money wasn t an issue.

America s love of gingerbread siding and exteriors dates back to the 1830s and 40s. These handcrafted pieces also look great in free standing structures such as gazebos and pergolas and are a perfect way to dress up porches and entrances. Wood brackets are an excellent addition to both the inside and outside of the home. Things started out simply with a steeply pitched roofline here decoratively carved gable trim there.

It could be intricately cut and formed to just the shape needed for the design envisioned by the homeowner and the builder. During that period wood was the material of choice to make gingerbread siding out of. Out of stock online. Item 594886 model 08103300810330.