tlbradwisch Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Hubby surprised me with a orchid kit over the weekend. And I would really like to put siding on it has anyone done that and if so how much siding would I need to get and do you have any tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyMtnMom Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I don't know about the siding as any siding I have done was already milled in when I got the kit. Hopefully someone on here can help with that. I have built the Orchid. Did some minor bashing to it. My advice is to take your time and enjoy the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Traci, if you have a good knife with replaceable blades and a steel ruler with a cork back, or a chopper, you can make your siding strips from poster board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlbradwisch Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 I know I saw some on greenleafs website at one time just clueless how much to order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenderfoot_timberwolf Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 11 hours ago, havanaholly said: Traci, if you have a good knife with replaceable blades and a steel ruler with a cork back, or a chopper, you can make your siding strips from poster board. Does poster board hold up well over time? I would love to try this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Once it's primed & painted it should do just fine, unless it's going to get a lot of manhandling with wet, dirty hands (which isn't really good for wood siding, either). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlbradwisch Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 On 2/2/2017, 8:06:42, havanaholly said: Traci, if you have a good knife with replaceable blades and a steel ruler with a cork back, or a chopper, you can make your siding strips from poster board. do think mat board would also work for this its a bit thicker and i have a tone of it on hand :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 30 minutes ago, tlbradwisch said: do think mat board would also work for this its a bit thicker and i have a tone of it on hand :) Certainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlbradwisch Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 13 minutes ago, havanaholly said: Certainly. Thank you I think i will give it a try :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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