How long do Bark House® Shingles last?
When properly installed, bark siding can last 80 years without significant deterioration. For wear-testing purposes, Highland Craftsmen monitors homes that were built with Poplar Bark Siding in the 1930’s. The patina of the bark is weathered but it is still structurally functional. The high altitude location of the test houses near Spruce Pine, N.C. guarantees brutal conditions: temperatures vary through the year from well below zero to nearly a hundred degrees above. High winds, ice and snow, bleaching full sun in summer, and about 60 inches of rain a year provide good challenges for our products to be observed in.
