# Embossed faux brick exterior panels **URL:** \ **Category:** Exterior Inspections\ **Created:** [June 9, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260 "2019-06-09T03:35:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jmondello1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmondello1/32/59988_2.png) [@jmondello1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmondello1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/1 "2019-06-09T03:35:08Z")
Could use some help tagging these exterior panels covering the foundation in a 1940s house in NY. Panels are screwed into plywood sheathing. No granules… Hard board? Masonite? ![P6072278](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/8/4/84431ce5aff23a05693530cb42e9ccf8ef02ded4.jpeg) ![P6072224%20siding%202](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/e/6/e692091a43657a3a81e11d90fb1f9af466706e05.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/2 "2019-06-09T04:11:22Z")
[https://www.google.com/search?q=faux+brick+siding+panels&newwindow=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihnprzw9viAhUSXa0KHWVmD5oQ\_AUIESgC&biw=1224&bih=631](https://www.google.com/search?q=faux+brick+siding+panels&newwindow=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihnprzw9viAhUSXa0KHWVmD5oQ_AUIESgC&biw=1224&bih=631) ---
**Author:** ![jmondello1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmondello1/32/59988_2.png) [@jmondello1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmondello1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/3 "2019-06-09T04:27:59Z")
Thanks, the closest thing I can find online is Insulbrick… [http://www.eureka4you.com/home/SidingInsul.htm](http://www.eureka4you.com/home/SidingInsul.htm) ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/4 "2019-06-09T04:35:41Z")
I never attempt to assign a ‘Brand Name’ to anything. I call it what it is, and describe the condition and concern… “The exterior faux brick siding panels… blah, blah, blah…” ---
**Author:** ![spayson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/spayson/32/58403_2.png) [@spayson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/spayson)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/5 "2019-06-09T12:17:49Z")
> [@jmondello1](#): > > Thanks, the closest thing I can find online is Insulbrick… It’s definitely NOT Insulbrick ---
**Author:** ![jmondello1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmondello1/32/59988_2.png) [@jmondello1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmondello1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/6 "2019-06-09T12:43:38Z")
Thanks, Q: not Insulbrick because… ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/7 "2019-06-09T12:57:05Z")
> [@jmondello1](#): > > not Insulbrick because… **Insulbrick** is a fibreboard sheathing coated with tar and added granular material, similar to asphalt shingles. The surface was stamped with a brick or rectangular stone pattern. **Insulbrick** is a brand name and was used for all types of asphalt siding much like most tissues are called Kleenex. I remember that product, it was a hardboard material and was made to imitate brick, stucco, etc., and was a similar material to Masonite siding. It could have been manufactured by Masonite or Abitibi or another. Can’t find it online, but I used to see that in the early '70s. ---
**Author:** ![spayson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/spayson/32/58403_2.png) [@spayson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/spayson)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/8 "2019-06-09T12:59:07Z")
> [@jmondello1](#): > > Thanks, > Q: not Insulbrick because… …a fibreboard sheathing _ **coated with tar and added granular material, similar to asphalt shingles.** _ ---
**Author:** ![spayson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/spayson/32/58403_2.png) [@spayson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/spayson)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/9 "2019-06-09T13:00:40Z")
Marcel beat me too it ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/10 "2019-06-09T14:00:35Z")
[https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&hs=dng&q=insulbrick+siding+asbestos&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=opera&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwmKS2x9ziAhVIJKwKHTyRDX0QsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1240&bih=612](https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&hs=dng&q=insulbrick+siding+asbestos&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=opera&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwmKS2x9ziAhVIJKwKHTyRDX0QsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1240&bih=612) ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/11 "2019-06-09T14:41:04Z")
Yep, had that stuff on my Fathers 100’ long garage. Lasted forever. I still see some while driving around. ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/12 "2019-06-09T15:59:01Z")
Found today’s version of that panel. So if that is what was on that house, it could of been a recent add on. If it was, it is an interior product not made of the exterior. # 47.75-in x 7.98-ft Embossed Red Brick Hardboard Wall Panel Moisture Rating Dry conditions only ![Embossed%20brick%20panel](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/9/a/9ac7559a624d4351ccf3651145eaf8e88fef2032.jpeg) Available at Lowe’s ---
**Author:** ![jmondello1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmondello1/32/59988_2.png) [@jmondello1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmondello1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/13 "2019-06-09T16:09:22Z")
Here’s a piece… definitely not asphalt based, no granules, not cement… It’s a soft layered product, looks like cellulose based. Closest thing I can come up with is _“steam-cooked and pressure-molded wood fibers”_ (Masonite). Thoughts? ![P6092439](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/8/a/8ae9bb3cc90c18fe72282672f7f36afcbbeb07cc.jpeg) ![P6092443](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/f/a/fa57532068d67f162a436b8eaabb8b5d4ee77257.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/14 "2019-06-09T16:24:21Z")
Looks like the crap they make the trim boards for manufactured homes from! ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/15 "2019-06-09T16:35:39Z")
MDF is more dense and not so much layered like his small sample above. ---
**Author:** ![spayson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/spayson/32/58403_2.png) [@spayson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/spayson)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/16 "2019-06-09T16:35:39Z")
> [@jjonas](#): > > Looks like the crap they make the trim boards for manufactured homes from! Yup… MDF ---
**Author:** ![jmondello1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmondello1/32/59988_2.png) [@jmondello1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmondello1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/17 "2019-06-09T16:49:54Z")
How does this sound? **The lower foundation walls were covered in a type of fiberboard sheathing - stamped to look like brick. Possibly made of pressure-molded wood fibers.** ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/18 "2019-06-09T17:17:53Z")
I would also mention that some of the corners are broke and moisture may affect and promote delamination in the future. But sounds good to me. ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/19 "2019-06-09T17:22:15Z")
Good enough description of what it is… Now just needs the “It’s Broke” and “Fix-it” narrative. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jmondello1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmondello1/32/59988_2.png) [@jmondello1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmondello1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260/20 "2019-06-09T17:23:03Z")
Did that… and thanks everyone! [Next page](https://forum.nachi.org/t/embossed-faux-brick-exterior-panels/153260.md?page=2)