Horse Barn | Natural Rough Sawn Cedar Steel Siding

Corrosion-Resistant barn

Ask any farmer, and they’ll tell you that live animals and bare steel don’t mix; the ammonia from animal waste corrodes steel faster than just about anything. Tru-Steel HD® overcomes this with its seven-layer construction, made of a galvanized coating underneath coats of primer, paint, ink, and clearcoat on the printed side. This added protection makes it the perfect material for the exteriors of livestock shelters and stables, like this horse barn in Virginia.

This barn’s exterior siding is made of steel board-and-batten panels rollformed with our Natural Rough Sawn Cedar print image. This print’s lighter color palette and seemingly textured, raw-wood look fit in perfectly with the surrounding fields and woods, standing out from the darker environs while still matching the rural feel.

Shades of beige and yellow

Our perception of color changes with different lighting conditions. In the warm light of the morning or evening, an object will take on the yellow-orange glow of the sun. The cool light of dusk might make that same object appear more blue or gray.

Our Natural Rough Sawn Cedar image is designed to accurately mimic the color shifts of real wood as it is exposed to changing lighting conditions. This particular print image typically appears more beige with muted red and yellow undertones when under direct midday light. The warmer light of early morning and evening brings out more of the yellow hues, and the deep shadows of dusk create a dark, golden-brown appearance.