Traditional Clapboard with a "Green" Update

The clapboard goes up on the left elevation.
Goodbye, bubble gum pink.

A signature design element of the classic farmhouse is its white clapboard. White was almost universally used by our predecessors, in deference to the Greek Revival roots of the American Farmhouse style.

Love this classic white barn-style garage.

Clapboard is a wholly New England building material, referred to elsewhere in America as siding. According to the book, America In So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America by Allan Metcalf and David K. Barnhart:

"American ingenuity made something new of clapboard. In England clapboard was used for barrels; the English who became Americans learned to apply it to houses... We have a 1632 report of 'a small house near the wear at Watertown, made all of clapboards.'"

Now, modern ingenuity gives us Hardiplank - fiber cement clapboards that provide historically accurate aesthetics with green, sustainable benefits:

• Durable - Is more resistant to rot, insects, and fire than wood
  
• Made from natural raw materials - wood pulp, cement, sand and water
• Locally produced - 10 regional manufacturing facilities
• Promotes air circulation and drainage behind cladding
• Lower maintenance - holds paint far longer than other cladding options
• Affordable - a far greener alternative than environmentally toxic vinyl siding

Best of all, Hardiplank clapboards arrive factory finished, which saves time and money on exterior painting.