What it does to a house
Dutch Lap
The same horizontal rhythm as clapboard, with a sculpted reveal that reads more strongly in flat light. A traditional profile on older New England exteriors.
Horizontal courses milled with a concave cove across the top of each board, for a deeper shadow line than plain clapboard.
Where it is used
Main Wall
The largest continuous wall surfaces. What the house reads as from the street.
Gable
The triangular wall under the roof peak. Often given a different material from the wall below it.
Accent
A smaller area treated differently on purpose — a dormer, an entry, a band across one section.
General guidance from our own installation experience, not a manufacturer specification. A specific product may be narrower.
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