Installing Vertical Wood Siding

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Installing vertical wood siding.

Fortunately if this style intrigues you you ve got. 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. This article series discusses best practices construction details for building exteriors including water and air barriers building flashing products installation wood siding material choices installation vinyl siding stucco exteriors building trim. Sheathing should be a minimum of 5 8 inch thick and 3 4 inch thick is even better.

We started at a corner since all four corners were going to have corner board trim installed. We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical. Wood siding installation labor basic basic labor to install wood siding with favorable site conditions. The first step was to use a level and install the first piece plumb.

Nail the strips to framing members. Note photo example. Use scarf joints and caulk all seams. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.

You might not see many homes with the siding installed vertically but pretty much any. Siding material hammer fine tooth saw square chalk line level tape measure safety glasses power saw utility knife tin snips. Figure 1 vertical tongue and groove siding. The different types of vertical siding.

Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood. Layout fabricate and attach primed wood siding 6 width over vapor barrier. Wood siding installation product guide.

The actual installed board would be closer to the corner how to install tongue and groove siding. This article provides details for proper installation of wood building siding materials. In some areas it is common to attach vertical 1x2 furring strips before installing board and batten siding. If your sheathing is not solid plywood or osb these strips are needed to provide a nailing surface.

Blind nail to wall framing. Install flashed water table at foundation.