Here s how i did it.
How to hang clapboard siding.
Associate editor daniel s.
Following his steps and being patient throughout the process helped me accomplish great results.
The main reason for nailing the top of the board is to hide the fasteners but nailing the tops leaves the bottoms a little loose giving bugs possible entry points.
Nailing the bottoms allows for easy removal and secures the top of the lower board.
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.
This past summer my dad started installing clapboard on the back of the house which led me to a new project.
In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house.
To estimate the amount of stock needed for a siding job measure the height and width of all the.
Normally you nail either the top of the siding or the bottom of the siding but not both.
Tom silva s step by step method for hanging clapboard to keep it level and watertight.
Lap clapboard or beveled siding should lap no less than 1 inch and preferably 2 inches.
These products are designed primarily to pad imperfections on the walls so the new layer of siding will lay flatter.
My dad gave me the opportunity to install one of the sections.
We have many ongoing projects at our house.
Slip 12 inch wide splines of felt behind the corner boards and the side casings next to doors.
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The most common practice when installing vinyl siding over existing wood shingles or clapboard is to first put up rigid foam or fan fold.
How to hang clapboard siding.
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Hang the starter course.
Put a level starter strip around the house at the bottom of the wall as a starting point for clapboard and to mark.
How to hang clapboard siding clapboard overview.
How to install corner boards for clapboard siding 1.
Measure all corners from where the wall meets the roof to the bottom of the corner strip with a tape measure and.
