Today poplar bark is a top choice and provides rustic beauty as well as effective protection from the elements.
Chestnut bark siding.
Barkclad has perfected the art of providing superior bark products for over 20 plus years.
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.
Smartbark provides the opportunity to clad your project in barks such as poplar and american chestnut not all of which are available naturally.
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.
Barkclad is the only patented company that offers both natural bark siding and the new engineered bark siding called smartbark.
Historic chestnut bark shingles have lasted well over a hundred years.
A newer version the poplar bark shingle was used historically as well.
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.
Now poplar bark is preferred.
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.
This tree once comprised 25 of the natural forest covering the east coast.
Years later a man discovered that the tulip poplar tree was an excellent source for this siding.
The original tree of choice for bark siding was the chestnut tree.
The drying process kills all insects and makes the bark maintenance free and impenetrable to future insect infestations.
The bark is peeled from the felled tree and then flattened and kiln dried.
Barkclad s exclusive 25 year limited warranty ensures your smartbark siding will look beautiful for years to come.
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.
To harvest the bark a kerf or groove is cut down the length of a newly cut log and the bark is actually pried and peeled off.
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.
Chestnut siding was preferred until the chestnut blight killed the majority of chestnut trees.
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Our customers from all over the us have rated us the number one in customer service.
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.
Barkclad has won awards for many years.
