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Our products poplar bark siding imagine a new siding material that is all natural and has been proven not to need maintenance for decades. Bark siding being installed. Introducing smartbark the world s first engineered bark siding. With multiple styles to choose from our engineered smartbark shingles allows developers builders architects and homeowners to create unique and realistic representations of natural bark.

With help from old timers in the mountains we learned to use the. Smartbark provides the opportunity to clad your project in barks such as poplar and american chestnut not all of which are available. To harvest the bark a kerf or groove is cut. Today poplar bark is a top choice and provides rustic beauty as well as effective protection from the elements.

When my husband marty and i first harvested bark from poplar trees 12 years ago we felt like pioneers. Bark siding by barkclad. But chemical bonding of the synthetic sort is not the only path to extra long lasting siding. There are few natural siding alternatives that are as eco friendly resilient and low maintenance as poplar bark cladding.

Luxury wood shingle siding that is harvested with environmentally friendly practices and attention to timing using methods created exclusively at bark house this tulip poplar wood paneling is a reclaimed waste product of the logging industry. Natural bark siding hand cut on site from the tulip poplar tree in the appalachian mountains. Natural bark siding the original. Actually it s not new but quite old and was used by native americans to sheath their longhouses natural bark shingle siding.

We argue whether the durability of vinyl siding makes it a green choice and there are quite a few people out there who are impressed by a factory applied finish that promises us 25 years before the next paint job. At barkclad our natural bark siding is from poplar and is hand peeled dried in a certified kiln hand cut on site stacked loaded and shipped for delivery within a 1 week period or less to maintain the exceptional natural integrity of the bark. Bark siding is the ultimate green building material by chris mccurry as told to nan chase on 03 16 2006 applying bark house shingles photo by todd bush. This is the bark siding product of choice for those who want to enjoy a 100 maintenance free home exterior for generations to come.

It is however very heavy cannot hide irregularities in a building s framing creating a bumpy or wavy look does not insulate well and releases silica dust when cut which can cause respiratory problems. 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. 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. The revitalization and reemergence of modern day tree bark siding can.