Installing Beveled Cedar Siding

Each succeeding course overlaps the one below.

Installing beveled cedar siding.

Fasten a cedar starter strip. Siding may be installed starting with the bottom course. Butt joints between boards should be staggered and made on studs. Fasten bevel siding in place using one nail per bearing or stud spaced a maximum of 24 inches on center.

Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces. Place nail just above the 1 in. Each succeeding course overlaps the upper edge of the lower course. Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this publication.

Place the nail just above the overlap. 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. Make sure the first course is level. Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 2 in.

How to install cedar weatherboards sort of i love working with cedar it smells good it s easy to handle and it looks awesome. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces see figure above. Reduce total project cost by having multiple vendors bid on the same detailed work specification of your cedar bevel siding project. 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. On rabbeted bevel siding leave a 1 8 inch expansion clearance. For bevel siding this is a minimum of 1 inch. Wrap the house with a polyethylene or similar moisture barrier stapled to the wooden wall sheathing with a.

In those areas where an air space between siding and sheathing is desired nail siding to furring strips table 4. Save on installation costs by combining similar jobs and by being willing to have your project completed during low demand periods for the vendor installer. Horizontal siding installation siding should be nailed into studs at maximum 24 in centers when applied over wood based solid sheathing and 16 in. Siding should be nailed to each stud or on 16 inch centers.

Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board. The nails we are using f. Penetration into solid wood using one nail per bearing spaced at a maximum of 24 in.