Gingerbread Wood Siding

Picturesque house parts photo by nancy andrews.

Gingerbread wood siding.

Item 594886 model 08103300810330. 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. Things started out simply with a steeply pitched roofline here decoratively carved gable trim there. Standard victorian porch brackets.

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. Out of stock online. Long natural kiln dried eastern white cedar shingle siding 154 model ehd0810399 82 64 box. Kimberly bay 3 4 in.

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. Primed wood nickel gap ship lap siding and wall panel 6 pieces per box. 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. If you have any questions about our victorian gingerbread please call.

It could be intricately cut and formed to just the shape needed for the design envisioned by the homeowner and the builder. Wood brackets are an excellent addition to both the inside and outside of the home. Dec 10 2016 learn all about gingerbread siding and trim design ideas as well as the maintenance and cost. America s love of gingerbread siding and exteriors dates back to the 1830s and 40s.

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. During that period wood was the material of choice to make gingerbread siding out of. 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. Sbc buzzards bay gray cedar untreated wood siding shingles.