How To Nail Cedar Lap Siding

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How to nail cedar lap siding.

Expert advice on how to install wood or fiber cement lap siding including how to prepare exterior walls and lay out siding for installation. Place nail just above the overlap. Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board. Cedar shingle siding can give a home old world charm but that isn t the only reason to install it.

Wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per bearing ring shank nails must penetrate 1 1 4 in into solid wood see figure 6. Cut through the nails that are holding the old siding in place. In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall. Face nail with two nails per piece for 8 inches patterns and wider keeping nails 2 1 2 to 3 inches apart to allow for dimensional movement without splitting.

Siding up to 6 in. Do not nail through overlaps. Cut existing siding nails. Wrap the house with a polyethylene or similar moisture barrier stapled to the wooden wall sheathing with a construction stapler.

An oscillating tool with a metal cutting blade works great for this or you can use a mini hacksaw with the blade extended beyond the end of the holder. Step 4 make a swing stick photo by david carmack. The natural oils in cedar make it resistant to mold and its open cell structure makes it flexible and resistant to cracking. Despite the variety of materials installation methods are basically the same with a few variations in fasteners joints and so forth.

Lap siding also called horizontal siding or clapboard may be made of wood fiber cement plywood hardboard or similar materials. 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. Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this publication. For siding up to 6 inches wide use one nail one inch up from the lap.

Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie. An inch above the siding s butt edge drive in one 7d nail into each stud. If clapboard isn t long enough to span a wall splice two together with a 45 degree scarf joint. Apply sealant to the ends fit them together and drive one nail through the overlapping board inch to the side of the joint.