Eichler Wood Siding

Home of mid century modern wood panels and ceiling tiles.

Eichler wood siding.

Eichler streng bros custom siding for 30 plus years we have produced eichler style siding for san francisco bay area homes and beyond. 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. 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.

We are located in the sf bay area but we also ship nation wide. Siding for eichler homes. Patch holes with putty caulk or wood. Below are descriptions of just some our plywood siding samples.

There are currently 1 listings related to this category. We have been producing eichler siding and mid century modern interior and exterior wall panels for over 20 years. Eichler had a number of floorplans where he often brought that exterior siding into the room itself so it looks continuous. The brand name was weldtex but it was also known as combed or striated ceiling tiles and wall panels.

Eichler siding has provided the san francisco bay area homes with eichler style siding for over 25 years. 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. Without getting too technical suffice it to say that today the choices of plywood textures and grades are limited.

Original eichler siding was milled from plywood that was semi smooth exposing the natural wood grain. Preparing your home requires the most time of all the steps. 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. Prepping an eichler for paint.

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. He did that with both the thinline and the wideline says jeff. Some early eichler homes used redwood plywood. Yes we ship nationwide.

Today redwood plywood is almost impossible to acquire and if found is costly. 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.