. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 273. Section Showing Methodof Laying Clapboards Fig. 274. Section Showing Methodof Laying Siding Siding. The only difference between common siding and clap-boards is in the length of the pieces, the siding coming in lengths offrom 6 to 16 feet, while the clapboards are in short lengths as explainedabove. Common siding is put on in the same way as clapboards,but there is manufactured a rabbeted siding which is laid up as shownin Fig. 274. Here the rabbet takes the place of the lap, and is made 207 196 CARPE
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 273. Section Showing Methodof Laying Clapboards Fig. 274. Section Showing Methodof Laying Siding Siding. The only difference between common siding and clap-boards is in the length of the pieces, the siding coming in lengths offrom 6 to 16 feet, while the clapboards are in short lengths as explainedabove. Common siding is put on in the same way as clapboards,but there is manufactured a rabbeted siding which is laid up as shownin Fig. 274. Here the rabbet takes the place of the lap, and is made 207 196 CARPENTRY about f inch deep. This siding is also furnished molded to a numberof other patterns besides the simple beveled pattern, and is of variouswidths up to about 12 inches. Sometimes it is nailed directly to the studding, no building paper oroutside boarding being used,but this construction, althoughit is cheap, is not suitable forany but temporary buildings. Corner Boards. It is cus-tomary, whenever the walls ofa building are covered withclapboards, to make a specialfinish at t
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