Woodpecker House Siding

Rather than using an alternative to wood siding that can still attract woodpeckers a good siding to use is fiber cement.

Woodpecker house siding.

Wood siding wood offers woodpeckers everything they could dream of in a siding product. Fiber cement resists insects and moisture two of the things that can attract a woodpecker to your home. Woodpecker damage is probable with cedar shake and cedar shingles. There are a few siding types that are more susceptible to insect infestation thereby attracting woodpeckers to hunt for food on the house.

It holds no appeal for woodpeckers termites and other pests. Tongue and groove cedar siding woodpeckers are drawn to the seams in this siding material so the possibility of small medium or large holes can occur with this siding. This type of boisterous bird has been known to peck at house siding producing an irritating noise and some unsightly damage. Grooved plywood siding also known as type 111 mimics the look of boards backed by battens.

The fiber cement siding may not be attractive to woodpeckers but the results certainly appealed to the kauls. James hardie siding is constructed with materials that can achieve the look of wood without the susceptibility to damage from pests. It is made from sheets of plywood into which vertical grooves are cut in the lumbering process.