Eichler Wood Siding

Original eichler siding was milled from plywood that was semi smooth exposing the natural wood grain.

Eichler wood siding.

We deliver locally and we ship nationwide via common carrier. Yes we ship nationwide. Eichler streng bros custom siding for 30 plus years we have produced eichler style siding for san francisco bay area homes and beyond. Grooves are 3 16 wide.

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. You can see there are lots of doors and windows trimmed out yet you can t see any attention drawn to it. Prior to making weldtex jeff began recreating eichler siding a grooved plywood used heavily by joseph eichler in his mid century homes.

Home of mid century modern wood panels and ceiling tiles. Wideline eichler siding requires the grooves to be milled 2 on center to match the appearance. This makes the plywood appear to be 8 planks nailed side by side. This is a very unique and great looking siding and was used on other homes in addition to eichlers.

You must check current building codes in your area to insure that the 2 on center grooves will pass building codes in your area. Used on eichlers and streng homes as well as homes other then eichlers or strengs. After numerous requests from builders architects and realtors looking for replacement siding for their eichler homes jeff started producing the panels. An original eichler shown below features a dark stained siding.

We have the capability of matching retro patterns of grooved plywood and solid vertical stock siding that is no longer available. We are located in the sf bay area but we also ship nation wide. We have been producing eichler siding and mid century modern interior and exterior wall panels for over 20 years. The brand name was weldtex but it was also known as combed or striated ceiling tiles and wall panels.

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. 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. Today redwood plywood is almost impossible to acquire and if found is costly. We reproduce the unique mid century modern grooved or ribbed plywood which was popular in the 1940 s 1950 s.