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Was it common to have mixed cladding on a house?
I just bought an old farm house that has cedar shingles on 3 sides, and clapboards on the front. Was this a common practice? I've seen this cone around town and occasionally in New England magazines. Why was it done?
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- Mac SLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Common enough. Clapboards were more expensive back in the day so they were used largely on the street facing side. Yep, it's that simple. Builders do the same thing today. Ex: Brick facade w/ wood siding everywhere else.
- tessa48Lv 61 decade ago
they didnt know that it would fall in on them it was to help to stop leakes and help keep the house cooled and heated
