Install Bark Siding

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.

Install bark siding.

Exceed expectations and push boundaries with any of our simulated bark siding products. The bark should be protected with a waterproof covering elevated in the center so that water does not pool on the cover. When the bark siding is applied a vapor barrier placed behind it helps prevent moisture buildup and deterioration. Super quick install that saves you more money than ever on installation innovate with us and see the difference.

The house should be covered in housewrap. Attach the first course of roofing underlayment so that the bottom edge overlaps the kicker strip and the upper edge is higher on the wall than the top of the first course of bark. Seek to do the impossible by adding smartbark engineered bark siding to any design. 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.

Use chalk line to determine rows. Begin installing bark shakes from the far left keeping the bottom edge of the shakes level with the bottom of the kicker strip. Stack siding off the ground and under cover. If the bark is to be stored over damp ground or concrete place a moisture barrier under the siding.

The curved bark is then stacked flattened and air dried. Roofing underlayer should be inserted. Keep the poplar bark dry prior to installation. Poplar bark is the only tree bark that is rigid enough to endure the rigors of exterior application.

Install narrow 1 2 3 4 inch thick kickout strip at bottom of wall and work upwards. Begin installing the bark shingles. The bark is squared kiln dried and quality assured. Make sure that the bark siding makes no ground contact.

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. Below is a list of guidelines to follow when installing parton lumber s poplar bark siding. The bark house 5 point quality control protocol ensures precision in manufacturing.