Installing Wood Siding On A Shed

The stain will soak much deeper into the rough sawn surface.

Installing wood siding on a shed.

Welcome to part 8 of our shed build showing the lp smartside siding installation. The first piece of. Use a razor blade to cut the wrap and nail into place with a hammer using the 1 plastic cap nails. Install the siding strips step 1 measure the distance of the shed wall between corners and cut a strip of vinyl siding inch shorter.

A box of shingles at my lumber store covers 25sq ft. The second step is to attach the first piece of siding. Fit the siding strip over the starter strip centering it between the corners. The first step to installing the siding is to determine how tall the sheets need to.

This is a plastic that helps to keep water out. Step 2 attach the first piece of siding. Again follow the manufacturer s recommendations. Otherwise the nail tips will protrude into the shed s interior creating dozens of pointy painful hazards.

To side the 304sq ft. Of my 8 x10 shed using 5 x16 square cut cedar shingles will be more expensive than other options. How to install sheet siding on your shed step 1 determine the siding length. When installing bevel siding be sure to drive the nails through the plywood sheathing and into the wall studs.

Plywood sheathing provides a sound flat base for lap siding. If you re going to paint the siding install the smooth side facing out. Staple a layer of house wrap to the sheathing working from the bottom up and overlapping joints by several inches so that any water that reaches it will shed down the wall. For a stained finish install the rough side out.

The wooden siding is available in lots of versions like the cedar siding cypress siding redwood and engineered wood siding. In this video we are installing an engineered wood siding product that is p. Step 3 attach the. Apply several coats of wood stain to the wooden components align the siding to the top of the wall framing.