Install Bark Siding

Make sure that the bark siding makes no ground contact.

Install bark siding.

Stored siding should be 4 to 6 inches above the ground with air circulating freely around and throughout the stack. Exceed expectations and push boundaries with any of our simulated bark siding products. When the bark siding is applied a vapor barrier placed behind it helps prevent moisture buildup and deterioration. After the shingles are applied any exposed excess membrane should be trimmed away.

Begin installing the bark shingles. Poplar bark is the only tree bark that is rigid enough to endure the rigors of exterior application. The bark house 5 point quality control protocol ensures precision in manufacturing. Begin installing bark shakes from the far left keeping the bottom edge of the shakes level with the bottom of the kicker strip.

If the bark is to be stored over damp ground or concrete place a moisture barrier under the siding. The bark should be protected with a waterproof covering elevated in the center so that water does not pool on the cover. Keep the poplar bark dry prior to installation. Stack siding off the ground and under cover.

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. Below is a list of guidelines to follow when installing parton lumber s poplar bark siding. Use chalk line to determine rows. 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.

Roofing underlayer should be inserted. The curved bark is then stacked flattened and air dried. The bark which is historically a waste product in lumber operations is harvested to become exterior siding or interior wall tiles before the logs reach the mill. Seek to do the impossible by adding smartbark engineered bark siding to any design.

The house should be covered in housewrap. Install narrow 1 2 3 4 inch thick kickout strip at bottom of wall and work upwards. The bark is squared kiln dried and quality assured.