wood shingles wilmington nc

Some contemporary shingles are manufactured in pre-cut ornamental designs, sometimes referred to as fancy-cut shingles and accessible for subsequent painting. The sides are rectangular, squared and re-butted, meaning that the sides are parallel and the bottom quadratic to the side. Shingles are now redesigned. They are more uniform and therefore more smoothly mounted.

Shingles are less durable than shakes, especially in humid environments; shakes are completed with a drawbar or comparable instrument that leaves a soft surface that resists the penetration of water; and this slows down the micro-organisms’ that cause the wood to soften. Furthermore, rather than sifting, it only guarantees straight grains (much higher and less likely to warp) by the technique used to divide shakes.