Bark Siding Installation

If house wrap is used it should be applied to the wall sheathing prior to installing the bark shingles.

Bark siding installation.

The thickness should be at least 5 8. Bark is attached with aah bark lock 2 screws. If the bark is to be stored over damp ground or concrete place a moisture barrier under the siding. Stack siding off the ground and under cover.

Natural bark siding the original. Use chalk line to determine rows. We call this the barkclad process. Below is a list of guidelines to follow when installing parton lumber s poplar bark siding.

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. The house should be covered in housewrap. 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. Keep the poplar bark dry prior to installation.

Interior grade is only for interior applications. The bark is squared kiln dried and quality assured. There is a slight range in the thickness because this is a natural material with unique characteristics. The curved bark is then stacked flattened and air dried.

When the bark siding is applied a vapor barrier placed behind it helps prevent moisture buildup and deterioration. Install narrow 1 2 3 4 inch thick kickout strip at bottom of wall and work upwards. Roofing underlayer should be inserted. Bark house quality manufacturing groups the shingle thicknesses for several important reasons.

Aah recommends 5 bark lock screws per sf of bark being installed. For 18 bark we recommend a 6 overlap during installation to net a 12 bark exposure on the surface. Bark house poplar bark siding is crafted from the peeled bark of tulip poplar trees liriodendron tulipifera. 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.

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.