Install Bark Clad Real Bark Panels for Exterior Siding

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This segment introduces Bark Clad's real bark panels for exterior siding, offering a unique and natural aesthetic. The bark is harvested from trees during their natural growth cycle in summer when sap and water allow for easy removal of the cambium layer from the hardwood. This process does not harm the trees. The bark is then flattened, dried, squared, and packaged into panels. For exterior applications, the panels are designed to shed water and are installed over tar paper for insulation and moisture protection. Bark Clad also offers 'Smart Bark', which is a molded polyurethane foam replica of real bark, providing a durable and lightweight alternative with a 25-year limited warranty. Both types of panels interlock like puzzle pieces and require only one fastener per piece, typically at a corner, making them easy to install.

Goal: Apply natural, eco-friendly, and durable exterior siding to a home.

Tools and materials

Bark Clad Real Bark Panels Bark Clad — Exterior siding with a natural finish
Bark Clad Smart Bark Panels — Durable and lightweight alternative to real bark siding
Fasteners — Securing the panels to the exterior wall
Hammer or drill — Driving fasteners
Tar paper — Underlayment for insulation and moisture protection

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You're very welcome. All right, now well, you're going to have to tell me how do you make real bark panels? >> All righty, so in the summertime when it's making that next layer on the tree, it's got enough sap and water in between this cambium layer and the actual hardwood that I can I can actually go in there and I can pry that bark right off. So from there, I flatten, dry it, and square it, and put it on a pallet and we sell it for siding. Guys, so crazy. No, look at that. The moss. And what makes it an exterior? I mean, is it thicker? Is it treated? >> So when it's lapped like this, it'll shed the water. Gotcha. >> also in the installation guide, you've got tar paper under that. So anything that any water that fall in the cracks just sheds right off. All right, and then you have one other thing. I mean, this is very cool. You're doing a tree house like this is Yes, that's the thing to do. That's for sure. That's for sure. And I also have my smart bark over here. And this basically what we've done is we molded a real piece of bark, and that's made out of closed-cell polyurethane foam. We got a 25-year limited warranty on it, and it fits together like a puzzle piece. The only fastener the face fastener there is is one in the corner over here, and that's it. And that's all you ever see. I mean, and hey, where can we get this at? Yeah, if you just want to go to barkclad.com, you family business, so you'll either be speaking to me or my sister. So yeah, we'll get you taken care of. Thank you very much. All right, Donna, why do I need one of

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