Installing Trim On Log Siding

Don t forget windows doors need log trim too.

Installing trim on log siding.

Set the board atop the first one image 2 overlapping the tongue and nail in place. Half will be rights and half will be lefts. Pine and cedar trim come in smooth and hand hewn finishes to suit your tastes. The installation of meadow valley log siding requires a few simple tools.

Set the first log in place resting atop the 1 x 6 baseboard image 1. By installing the corners and trim prior to the siding you will significantly decrease the overall installation time. With the hammer or nail gun nail each side of the log siding making sure the nails are 45 degrees under the tongue. With the hammer and wooden block tap the tongue of lower log siding into the groove of the log siding you are installing.

Achieving a full log look without the expense is easy with the right trim and corners. In most cases window and door trim is installed first and j blocks if applicable. Your first option for interior walls is log siding that matches the outside of your cabin. Modulog custom log ends and trim to determine the number of log ends needed simply measure the height in inches of each corner of the house where crisscrossing log corners are desired.

Align the trim nailer to the stud lines drawn on the wall and attach the log with 8 penny nails. Measure from where the siding starts at the bottom to where it stops under the eaves. The vertical log corners are easily secured with oly log fasteners thru the face of the corner into the stud wall behind. We offer a variety of trim and corners to match quarter log half log and full log siding installations.

Measure for the height of the outlet box in the second board and notch. They are installed first followed by butting the siding flush into the trim. Our versatile log siding trim is shaped like a d for a full log look. V notch corner logs or corner trim should be installed before installing the siding too.

Corner and d trim pieces should be installed before the siding. A tape measure circular or miter saw a chalk line a square and a hammer.