A Buying Guide to companies specializing in siding in a variety of materials and styles for classically-designed or historic buildings. Specialties include Traditional New & Salvaged Wood Siding, Barn Siding, and Other Materials with Historical Appearance.
SEE ALSO: Columns | Balustrades | Cast Stone Ornament | Cornice & Cornice Moldings | Custom Casting | Facade Restoration | Molding & Materials | Stone Cladding | Stucco Finishes | Terra Cotta Ornament | Terra Cotta Substitutes
Founded in 1997 by Thierry Francois, projects/products include fireplace mantels, range hoods, architectural elements, surfaces, cut stone, limestone, marble, scagliola, wood flooring, mosaics, fountains, terra cotta, DeCorbusier metal surfaces.
Supplier of antique barn wood & salvaged materials: planks, beams, dimensional lumber, re-milled flooring & architectural antiques; pine, oak, heart pine & mixed species; salvaged doors, windows & shutters; antique lighting & art glass; hardware.
Fabricator & supplier of historical sheet-metal specialties & architectural sheet-metal components: finials, cornices, leader heads, cresting, metal shingles, pressed-metal wall cladding, cupolas, steeples, domes, reproductions; capitals & balustrades; Kalemein & lot-line metal windows & doors, statuary restoration.
Manufacturer of cedar roofing: historically accurate shakes & shingles of all kinds; more than 30 years of experience.
Supplier of slate roofing tile & siding: 16- & 24-in. sizes; colors ranging from grays & greens to black, purple & multi-colors; other sizes & graduated roofing on request; thickness up to 1 1/4 in. in some colors; slate flooring.
Manufacturer of cellular PVC exterior products: trim profiles, beadboards, cornerboards, molding, decking, porch planks & millwork.
Architecturally accurate metal roofing and siding; available in a wide range of colors including prints and vintage inspired patinas; LEED certification is available on some products.
Trade association for manufacturers, distributors & installers of Certi-label cedar shakes & shingles for roofing & siding: installation instructions; AIA seminars; fire-retardant & preservative-treated products.
Supplier of premium-grade architectural cedar shingle panels: exposures of 4.25-, 5.3- & 7 1/8-in.; straight or staggered butt lines; all are 96x21-in.
Supplier of steep- & low-slope roofing products: the patented Shangle; laminates; durable three-tab shingles; Symphony slate series mimics look & feel of natural slate; an Energy Star product; long warranties.
Supplier of reclaimed & re-sawn antique lumber: flooring in white pine, chestnut, heart pine, antique oak & hemlock; weathered barn wood, hand-hewn beams, pole rafters, used metal roofing & other antique barn materials.
Supplier of reclaimed wood: wide board & random width; chestnut, maple, white oak, white pine, heart pine, cherry, elm & walnut; distributor of reclaimed barn siding, hand-hewn beams, paneling & cabinetry.
Supplier of salvaged building materials: beams, flooring, doors, paneling, siding & mantels; wood & stone; barns disassembled & reassembled; stock barns & log homes.
Supplier of reclaimed lumber, antique flooring, barn beams, barn siding & other reclaimed building materials.
Supplier of reclaimed & resawn antique wood flooring; antique wood & beams; harvest tables made from antique wood; architectural antiques.
