Eichler Wood Siding

For us we ripped off vinyl siding and had to refabricate a lot of the original trim so it took about a week or two.

Eichler wood siding.

However we are now tooling up to replicate the solid wood vertical siding used on many eichler homes. We had one half of the front done and the difference between the new and old siding is obvious to me but fortunately my wife who insisted on eichler i didn t don t notice or don t care. Eichler streng bros custom siding for 30 plus years we have produced eichler style siding for san francisco bay area homes and beyond. We have been producing eichler siding and mid century modern interior and exterior wall panels for over 20 years.

Preparing your home requires the most time of all the steps. The brand name was weldtex but it was also known as combed or striated ceiling tiles and wall panels. Repair replace any rotted trim pieces siding beams doors and jams. Keep your mid century modern eichler in its classic style by using our patterns to match your existing wood siding.

We reproduce the unique mid century modern grooved or ribbed plywood which was popular in the 1940 s 1950 s. We have the capability of matching retro patterns of grooved plywood and solid vertical stock siding that is no longer available. Some early eichler homes used redwood plywood. Eichler siding has provided the san francisco bay area homes with eichler style siding for over 25 years.

Eichler had a number of floorplans where he often brought that exterior siding into the room itself so it looks continuous. Built in 1955 the orbit in hotel provides an example of weldtex used in mid century architecture seen here on the accent wall with built in clock. We are located in the sf bay area but we also ship nation wide. Prepping an eichler for paint.

Home of mid century modern wood panels and ceiling tiles. Without getting too technical suffice it to say that today the choices of plywood textures and grades are limited. Vendor information for siding on your eichler home. Well the contractor who did my siding don t want to do the exposed side where the garage is and where all utility services come into the garage.

If your siding is not plywood and is vertical solid redwood or cedar boards give us a call or email us a photo and we ll do our best to produce what you need. There are currently 1 listings related to this category. Yes we ship nationwide. Original eichler siding was milled from plywood that was semi smooth exposing the natural wood grain.

Below are descriptions of just some our plywood siding samples. Today redwood plywood is almost impossible to acquire and if found is costly.