Hello,
The painted frieze board on my 1908 house is a 1x16 (3/4" x 15 1/2"), presumably old growth douglas fir, since all the other architectural elements of my house are douglas fir. I've been debating removing the frieze board when I reside and resheath the house, in order to provide full exterior access to insulate the wall cavities.
So my question is whether old growth douglar fir 1x16 is something fairly valuable, and perhaps it is worth removing just to be able to salvage it? I am planning on redoing my kitchen and making my own cabinets, and I expect that even though it is probably not vertical grain, it would still make nice face frames and doors.
Thanks, Wayne