The plugged holes are probably vents to allow the wood siding to breathe
and to let trapped moisture escape. They're most likely not plugs per se,
but little round vents inserted into the holes.
Nice shot, Chris.
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:40 AM, Chris Crawford <
chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> I don't know what the plugged holes are. I see them on a lot of old
> houses, but I have never found any explanation of what they are for. The
> strange discrepancy between the weathered wood and the pristine siding is
> probably not a case of someone doing half the job of fixing up the house.
> The house has aluminum siding, which basically lasts forever without any
> flaking off the way that it does from wood. The installation of the
> aluminum siding and the paint job on the wood parts may have been done at
> the same time 50 years ago. The paint peeled from the wood, while the
> siding didn't age. Of course, I'd wonder why the owners never repainted
> the wood, since there is not a lot of it to work on.
>
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