Installing Log Siding Corners

New log home construction.

Installing log siding corners.

Log siding can be easy to install with the right tools. We offer a variety of trim and corners to match quarter log half log and full log siding installations. The vertical log corners are easily secured with oly log fasteners thru the face of the corner into the stud wall behind. Achieving a full log look without the expense is easy with the right trim and corners.

Vertical log 6 and 8 diameter vertical log corners are easy to install and an inexpensive option for a real log look. We have the installation manual for the original log home corner on pdf and video for the newer log corner. About half of modulog installations are done by the homeowner perhaps with the help of a friend or relative while the other half doesn t have the time or inclination and hires a local contractor to perform the work. Cut the corner log sidings to fit the corners of your walls.

Install log siding. It will look the way you imagined. All of our log siding corners are compatible with each style and profile of log siding that we offer. Snap lines with a chalk line or use a story pole to ensure your log siding stays level and evenly spaced.

Start at the bottom and work your way up the wall. We carry dovetail saddle notch as well as butt and pass false corner designs. False corners give homes constructed with log siding the same rustic look as traditionally built log homes. These deck screws have mini heads that are easily hidden.

We have butt n pass log corners saddle notch corners and various sizes of vertical log siding corners for our half and quarter log siding. New construction is a piece of cake. Attach the log sidings to your studs using the 3 inch lag screws. By installing the corners and trim prior to the siding you will significantly decrease the overall installation time.

Corner and d trim pieces should be installed before the siding. Don t forget windows doors need log trim too. These log cabin corners are available in smooth or hand hewn surface to match your siding selection. We also carry a large selection of matching log siding including d log siding.

Follow the manufacturer s instructions on how to cut and install the corner log sidings. Each piece of our false corners is milled from high quality eastern white pine. In this video he uses white cedar half log sidi. Leave a inch space between the floor and the log siding as well as the ceiling and the log siding.

A few minutes of instruction and you ll be an expert and your project won t look like siding. Our versatile log siding trim is shaped like a d for a full log look. Be sure to use exterior galvanized nails or 2 coated deck screws to install the log siding.