Installing Novelty Siding

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck.

Installing novelty siding.

The exposed face can be and has been milled in a large variety of patterns thus its alternate name novelty siding. Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails. Each clapboard should overlap 1 1 2. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below.

Thank you for your time. For example if the climate in a particular region causes wood to maintain 8 to 13 moisture content annually the ideal approach is to install the woodwork with moisture content within that range. Economical drop siding is seen on barns and garages but also on informal house types of the early 20th century. Novelty siding that swaps a bevel for the cove is often called channel rustic.

I am putting up white pine novelty siding and i am not sure what kind of nails to use and how it should look. Begin from the top and work down the wall wedging each new clapboard into the one above for a. Should the nails be set in or on the surface. Of siding lay a leveled chalk line for each layer of clapboard at the width of exposure on the wall before.

Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. We carry a common grade in stock but if you are looking for a select look less knots please contact us it is a product that can be made for your job. This is our most comprehensive. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

Change after installation by installing siding or trim at a moisture content that matches the local climate as closely as possible. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. The pattern provides good weather protection and the boards install easily.

From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Our novelty siding is typically made out of eastern white pine with a shiplap joint and when installing it is typically face nailed. Cove style novelty siding is typically face nailed sometimes directly to studs in light weather areas or buildings at right. Installing novelty pine siding.