What kind of siding Is this ?

[Doug welborn]

First of all thanks for the Information I've been getting It's really been helpful.This house Is 35 years old. I don't know If this siding is wood or some type of masonite.It's very hard except at the bottom where It meets the brick and Is deteriorated.

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[Richard Moore]

From the way it's splitting at the bottom, I'd say it has to be real wood. Masonite would have swollen. The grain pattern would suggest some very nice, old growth, vertical grain fir.

Good example of why caulk isn't flashing.

[Scottpat]

I don't think it is a hardboard product like Masonite, it is splitting like wood would split.

[inspect4u]

Looks like T-111 siding. It's a fir wood product, like Richard suggested.

Mike M

[hausdok]

That "splitting" looks like the beginning of rot to me.

OT - OF!!!

M.

[Rob Amaral]

Looks like solid wood to me as well. (Not T-1-11)

[Paul N Frey]

Looks like vertical 1x? to me (real honest to goodness wood) - note the open seams at the bottom. A shame to let is rot along the bottom edge - should have been cut off above the walk 1/2" or so (so it could dry).

[carle3]

Looks like a manufactured product to me. That bottom edge looks like the installer had a dull saw blade and cut it from the wrong side chipping and busting the edge up.

[inspect4u]

I don't know, I'm still voting for a sheet of 4x8 T-111 siding. I have seen the grooved sections open up like that giving the impression of a joint.

Mike M

[Brandon Whitmore]

My vote's for solid wood.

[Brian G]

My guess would be T-111, but you can't really tell from that one photo.

So Doug, was the stuff in 4 x 8 sheets or individual boards?

Brian G.

Guessin' Is Stressin' [:-magnify