Chestnut Bark Siding

Barkclad s exclusive 25 year limited warranty ensures your smartbark siding will look beautiful for years to come.

Chestnut bark siding.

Bark siding bark siding dates back to the ancient indians who used natural bark from the american chestnut tree which is virtually extinct now to clad their homes and other buildings. Barkclad has perfected the art of providing superior bark products for over 20 plus years. Some of these same buildings still have that chestnut bark. Click here to download our smartbark brochure.

Smartbark provides the opportunity to clad your project in barks such as poplar and american chestnut not all of which are available naturally. A newer version the poplar bark shingle was used historically as well. Barkclad is the only patented company that offers both natural bark siding and the new engineered bark siding called smartbark. This tree once comprised 25 of the natural forest covering the east coast.

Our customers from all over the us have rated us the number one in customer service. But at the beginning of the twentieth century an imported fungus from overseas invaded the east coast ultimately finding its way underneath the bark of the chestnut tree causing catastrophic blight and essentially wiping out the species. Smartbark poplar and smartbark chestnut are washable paintable and flame resistant and with an r value of 4 7 per inch smartbark saves on energy costs year after year. The original tree of choice for bark siding was the chestnut tree.

Our high grading standards for backwoods bark have resulted in the only independent laboratory tested and professionally engineered product of its kind on the market today. The drying process kills all insects and makes the bark maintenance free and impenetrable to future insect infestations. This is the bark siding product of choice for those who want to enjoy a 100 maintenance free home exterior for generations to come. Barkclad has won awards for many years.

To harvest the bark a kerf or groove is cut down the length of a newly cut log and the bark is actually pried and peeled off. Chestnut siding was preferred until the chestnut blight killed the majority of chestnut trees. Chestnut bark was once a popular choice for home siding until a blight killed off nearly the entire species in north america in the 1940s. Not manufactured to today s strict bark house specifications company co founders identified five local residences with poplar shingles before we began our manufacturing process.

With multiple styles to choose from our engineered smartbark shingles allows developers builders architects and homeowners to create unique and realistic representations of natural bark. Now poplar bark is preferred. The bark is peeled from the felled tree and then flattened and kiln dried. Today poplar bark is a top choice and provides rustic beauty as well as effective protection from the elements.