Applying Clapboard Siding

Although it was dirty and hard work i enjoyed every minute of it.

Applying clapboard siding.

Slip 12 inch wide splines of felt behind the corner boards and the side casings next to doors. To estimate the amount of stock needed for a siding job measure the height and width of all the. The recommended exposure distances exposure distance is the amount of siding left exposed to the weather are 4 inches for 6 inch siding 8 inches for 10 inch siding and so on as shown in figure 3. Seeing that fence post today standing plumb and solid makes me feel glad that all the steps i did were well worth it.

To get the right shape nail a starter strip around the bottom of the wall then scribe a line around the wall at the height of the top of your 4 inch clapboard. Co written by emanuel silva. Contractors are installing the cedar trim casing and grounds and continue on to begin installing the clapboard siding. Lap clapboard or beveled siding should lap no less than 1 inch and preferably 2 inches.

By carter silva on february 6 2015. Make a mark in the exact middle of a length of 6 inch clapboard and tack it to the wall with one nail so that its top edge touches the scribed layout line at the center mark. Hang the starter course. 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.

Work has begun on the exterior finish. Again follow the manufacturer s recommendations.