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Clapboard

technology Maturity 11-13

Long wood boards cover a house.

Saltbox Concord 2 cropped.jpg
Saltbox Concord 2 cropped.jpg
They sit on top of each other. This helps keep the rain out. They can be white or black. Some wood turns grey in the sun.
Stained wooden clapboard siding.jpg
Stained wooden clapboard siding.jpg
Do you see wood on a house near you?

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File:Close-up of original quarter sawn riven oak clapboards in leanto attic.JPG
Close-up of original quarter sawn riven...
File:Stained wooden clapboard siding.jpg
Stained wooden clapboard siding.jpg
File:Saltbox Concord 2 cropped.jpg
Saltbox Concord 2 cropped.jpg
File:Facade detail with natural building materials, Tasmanian House by Jiri Lev.jpg
Facade detail with natural building...
File:Quaker Hill Historic District - 149 Old Norwich Rd, New London County CT.jpg
Quaker Hill Historic District - 149 Old...
File:Period weatherboard, Dunedin, NZ.jpg
Period weatherboard, Dunedin, NZ.jpg
File:Rare Weatherboard Terraces.jpg
Rare Weatherboard Terraces.jpg
File:Weatherboarded Cottage, Petteridge. - geograph.org.uk - 191922.jpg
Weatherboarded Cottage, Petteridge. -...
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