Choosing between vertical and horizontal siding installation.
Installing vertical wood siding.
This article provides details for proper installation of wood building siding materials.
Nail the strips to framing members.
The actual installed board would be closer to the corner how to install tongue and groove siding.
Use scarf joints and caulk all seams.
Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.
Siding material hammer fine tooth saw square chalk line level tape measure safety glasses power saw utility knife tin snips.
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Attach strips around windows and doors then lay out and attach horizontal strips every 16 inches.
Sheathing should be a minimum of 5 8 inch thick and 3 4 inch thick is even better.
The different types of vertical siding.
Wood siding installation product guide.
Figure 1 vertical tongue and groove siding.
In order to provide a good nailing surface for vertically installed tongue and groove siding figure 1 the plywood sheathing underneath vertical siding should be thicker than that used for horizontal siding applications.
If your sheathing is not solid plywood or osb these strips are needed to provide a nailing surface.
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We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
The first step was to use a level and install the first piece plumb.
Blind nail to wall framing.
In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall.
Layout fabricate and attach primed wood siding 6 width over vapor barrier.
Wood siding installation labor basic basic labor to install wood siding with favorable site conditions.
In some areas it is common to attach vertical 1x2 furring strips before installing board and batten siding.
Install flashed water table at foundation.
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