Installing Novelty Siding

Change after installation by installing siding or trim at a moisture content that matches the local climate as closely as possible.

Installing novelty siding.

Our novelty siding is typically made out of eastern white pine with a shiplap joint and when installing it is typically face nailed. I am putting up white pine novelty siding and i am not sure what kind of nails to use and how it should look. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Tongue and groove novelty types may be blind nailed at the tongue at left.

Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. For example if the climate in a particular region causes wood to maintain 8 to 13 moisture content annually the ideal approach is to install the woodwork with moisture content within that range. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. The exposed face can be and has been milled in a large variety of patterns thus its alternate name novelty siding.

From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it. Should the nails be set in or on the surface. Thank you for your time.

Begin from the top and work down the wall wedging each new clapboard into the one above for a. We carry a common grade in stock but if you are looking for a select look less knots please contact us it is a product that can be made for your job. Installing novelty pine siding. The pattern provides good weather protection and the boards install easily.

The siding is going over sheathing with tyvek and 1 2 inch cellutex. This is our most comprehensive. Novelty siding that swaps a bevel for the cove is often called channel rustic. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below.

Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails. Economical drop siding is seen on barns and garages but also on informal house types of the early 20th century. Of siding lay a leveled chalk line for each layer of clapboard at the width of exposure on the wall before. Cove style novelty siding is typically face nailed sometimes directly to studs in light weather areas or buildings at right.