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Knotty pine paneling and log siding are ideal partners for cabins and log homes because they complement each other. Select from several sizes to meet your building preferences for that cozy and naturally beautiful house or cabin.
Traditional pine products for interior walls are acceptable but you create more work and waste than with tongue and groove panels with the end-matching design. The same goes for flat or round log exterior and interior wall construction. Many builders and homeowners have discovered the benefits of tongue and groove construction for residential and commercial use.
To build the most cost-effective home or commercial log building, you need to know:
- What’s available
- Pine paneling with the wow factor
- Pine log siding that looks like full logs
- Benefits of unfinished vs. pre-finished materials
- How to save money on these products.
Keep reading and we will cover the basics of each of these helpful ideas.
Know What’s Available for Your Walls
First, consider some traditional wood building materials for interior and exterior walls. Old-style pine paneling boards look good, but they do not possess the benefits of tongue and groove:
- Tongue and groove panels with end-matching fit snugly together and create virtual solid, one-piece walls. Old-style boards act as individual pieces that can expand, shrink, or warp unevenly for a distracting appearance.
- Tongue and groove-end matched paneling saves up to 20% in labor and material waste.
- Square log siding, shiplap boards, or wood shakes again look good, but end up costing too much because of labor and material waste expense. Rounded tongue and groove log siding provides the full log look without the full log cost.
- Complementary log trim and corner systems add the finished look to exterior walls.
Pine Paneling Is a Joy to Install
Compared to conventional pine boards, tongue and groove paneling goes up faster and easier. A major labor expense results from much less time spent measuring and sawing planks to fit. The savings are realized when you hire a carpenter or contractor who completes the work faster.
Another labor and material saving concept is end-butting the panels anywhere between the studs. Old-style boards needed sawing to length so they fit on one half of the studs.
A problem that sometimes occurred was nailing too close to the ends of planks that split them. If the split was unsightly, the planks needed puttying, shortening, or replacing.
Add up the savings on measuring, sawing, and installing with a nail gun, and you can see why so many people now use tongue and groove/end-matched pine paneling.
Pine Log Siding Simulates Full Logs Very Well
Much of the labor and material savings for tongue and groove log siding is shared with T&G paneling. Since log siding is heavier than paneling but much lighter than full logs, it can be put into place by one person on the lower runs. Two people can generally install the upper runs without scaffolding or a crane operator to save even more.
The exterior of a commercial building, cabin, or log home requires a sizable investment. Multiply the savings on one piece of siding by the total linear feet and you save a bundle.
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“Traditional pine products for interior walls are acceptable but you create more work and waste than with tongue and groove panels with the end-matching design. The same goes for flat or round log exterior and interior wall construction. Many builders and homeowners have discovered the benefits of tongue and groove construction for residential and commercial use.”
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Pre-finished Versus Unfinished Paneling and Log Siding
An option worth considering is using prefinished pine paneling and/or log siding instead of unfinished material. You can do the math yourself, but here’s how you can save with them:
- No stain or clear coat to buy
- No scheduling and hiring a painter
- Not any mess to clean up and discard
- No waiting for the weather to cooperate
- No re-working runs, sags, or thin spots.
Pre-finished materials typically cost more than unfinished, but you might be surprised at the fair prices from reputable online paneling and log siding dealers. Our pre-finished building materials are crafted by professionals who know how to do it right the first time. Save yourself much time, effort, and headaches by ordering prefinished paneling and siding.
How to Save Money
Add up all the ways to save money on your pine paneling and logs siding and it can easily amount to hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.
The WoodWorkers Shoppe offers high-quality, defect-free wood construction materials. You won’t need to sort through pieces to find usable ones because they all come ready to use. Save even more time and expense by not having to return anything because we stand behind all our sales. Find fair prices, the best materials, and excellent customer service from our mill.
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