Grades & Options
All Ward Clapboards are:
- Quartersawn Vertical-Grain Red Spruce & White Pine
- Square-Edged, ending in a taper
- Planed smooth on one side (can be installed rough side out)
- Air- & Kiln-Dried to approx. 12% moisture content
We offer the following GRADES
- Extra Clears - Unblemished Clapboards
- 2nd Clears - Minor Blemishes, Occasional Small Knots
- Cottage - Major Blemishes with Knots, Multi-Purpose Rustic-Look Clapboards
WIDTHS
Clapboards are graded for 2" overlap and come in 6½", 6", 5½", 5" and 4½" widths.
LENGTHS
70% of your order will be 5 - 6 foot boards with the balance in varying shorter lengths. The shorter boards come in handy around doors, windows, dormers and gable ends. With the longest length being 6 feet long, installation can be done with one person.
PRESTAINING
Available upon request with choice of colors & product
ESTIMATING
To determine how many surface square feet of clapboards you should order, multiply the square feet of the area to be covered by the overall width of the clapboard desired. Then divide by the width of the clapboard that will be left exposed (usually 2" less than the overall width).
For example: 1000 square feet of wall to be covered times 6 (the overall width of 6" clapboards) equals 6000.
6000 divided by 4 (the amount of clapboard left exposed with 6" width clapboard) equals 1500.
1500 surface measure feet of 6" clapboards will cover 1000 square feet of wall.
