Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board.
Installing bevel edge cedar siding.
Installed the thick butt edge over laps the thin creating an excellent weather barrier so that rainwater is shed from the siding.
Butt joints between boards should be staggered and made on studs.
On center when bevel sidings 11 16 or thinner are applied without sheathing.
It is normally blocked out with a starting strip the same thickness as the top of the siding board see figure a.
Width is a matter of taste and proper proportion.
Horizontal siding installation siding should be nailed into studs at maximum 24 in centers when applied over wood based solid sheathing and 16 in.
Each house is covered with beveled cedar wood lap siding that splits for no reason.
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.
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Siding may be installed starting with the bottom course.
Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces see figure above.
Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 2 in.
Place nail just above the 1 in.
Fasten a cedar starter strip.
The corner boards and the ends of the siding are nailed to the corner studs which anchors the wood for a maintenance free joint.
How to install cedar bevel siding 1.
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Place nail just above the overlap.
Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces.
Each succeeding course overlaps the upper edge of the lower course.
The minimum recommended board overlap at installation for 6 and 8 widths is 1 inch.
Often nail along the bottom edge of the siding and this same.
In those areas where an air space between siding and sheathing is desired nail siding to furring strips table 4.
Bevel cedar siding is popular for the traditional look and cedar s natural resistance to the elements.
Corner boards are applied to the sheathing with siding fitting tightly against the narrow edge of the boards allowing for expansion and an adequate caulking bead.
Wrap the house with a polyethylene or similar moisture barrier stapled to the wooden wall sheathing with a.
Siding should be nailed to each stud or on 16 inch centers.
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