Howe Lumber Company
555 Main Street
East Brookfield, MA 01515
(508)885-5396
Monday - Friday 7:00am-5:00pm
Saturday 7:30am - 3:00pm
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Pine Clapboards
Pine clapboards are a lower cost alternative to cedar siding. The lower cost comes from the relative ease with which pine may be acquired, as well as the higher liklihood of knots in the product.

Perhaps the biggest advantage with pine clapboards is its cost. One of its bigger disadvantages is that it lacks the natural weather resistance that cedar has. While both woods are somewhat soft, pine does not have the tannins that help cedar resist weather. Now clearly siding is not often left to simply weather until it falls off and rots. (It does happen from time to time, but not usually.) Pine and cedar will both accept paint or stain pretty readily. The resistance to moisture becomes more of an issue if and when the paint peels or the stain fades.

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Howe Lumber Company
555 Main Street
East Brookfield MA 01515 
(508)885-5396  (508)867-3232
Monday - Friday 7:00am-5:00pm
Saturday 7:30am - 3:00pm