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Shiplap is a material made of wooden planks, real or faux, that fit together at a 90-degree angle. Traditionally, shiplap boards ran horizontally and had a nickel gap (1/8 inch wide) between them ...
Clapboard (/ ˈ k l æ b ə r d /), also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of those terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping. Contemporary use of clapboard/weatherboard and corrugated galvanised iron in Australia
A multi-family house found in Nanaimo, on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, is documented as being made of split cedar planks that were "held in place by withes (cedar rope) that come from the long lower branches of Cedar trees that grow in open spaces." (Fraser) Interior of a Chinookan plank house, illustration by Wilkes in the ...
Wood shingles Fiber cement siding and shake shingles under the gable roof. Wood shingles are thin, tapered pieces of wood primarily used to cover roofs and walls of buildings to protect them from the weather. Historically shingles, also known as shakes, were split from straight grained, knot free bolts of wood. Today shingles are mostly made by ...
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Cape Cod–style house c. 1920. The Cape Cod house is defined as the classic North American house. In the original design, Cape Cod houses had the following features: symmetry, steep roofs, central chimneys, windows at the door, flat design, one to one-and-a-half stories, narrow stairways, and simple exteriors.
The demise a year ago of the eponymous tree at Sycamore Gap near the remains of Hadrian’s Wall robbed the people of Northumberland of a natural landmark with a world profile.
Chia seeds are tiny and round, and come in colors like black, brown, and white. They’re a member of the mint family. (Getty Images)