Installing Beveled Cedar Siding

How to install cedar bevel siding 1.

Installing beveled cedar siding.

How to install cedar weatherboards sort of i love working with cedar it smells good it s easy to handle and it looks awesome. Fasten bevel siding in place using one nail per bearing or stud spaced a maximum of 24 inches on center. Fasten a cedar starter strip. It is normally blocked out with a starting strip the same thickness as the top of the siding board see figure a.

Save on installation costs by combining similar jobs and by being willing to have your project completed during low demand periods for the vendor installer. Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 2 in. Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 4 inch penetration into solid wood using one nail per piece spaced at a maximum of 24 inches on center. Place the nail just above the overlap.

Horizontal siding installation siding should be nailed into studs at maximum 24 in centers when applied over wood based solid sheathing and 16 in. Butt joints between boards should be staggered and made on studs. Place nail just above the 1 in. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces.

The nails we are using f. On rabbeted bevel siding leave a 1 8 inch expansion clearance. On center when bevel sidings 11 16 or thinner are applied without sheathing. Siding should be nailed to each stud or on 16 inch centers.

For bevel siding this is a minimum of 1 inch. In those areas where an air space between siding and sheathing is desired nail siding to furring strips table 4. Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this publication. Make sure the first course is level.

Each succeeding course overlaps the one below. Place nail just above the overlap. Each succeeding course overlaps the upper edge of the lower course. Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board.

Intricate layouts and careful material matching will result in installation costs near the high end of the estimated range. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces see figure above. Wrap the house with a polyethylene or similar moisture barrier stapled to the wooden wall sheathing with a.