Go back and nail subsequent nails along the top edge of this cedar shake siding piece.
How to install cedar shake siding around windows.
Begin the installation by wrapping the house with a waterproof membrane either 15 to 30 pound felt or.
Take special care not to crease the wrap or flashings.
Apply self adhesive flashing tape to corners and around windows and doors.
Start at the bottom of the wall at one end.
To prepare the exterior walls apply building wrap for a water resistant barrier beneath the shingles.
Align one of the vertical edges at the edge of the trim or.
Using the nail gun drive a single nail at one end of a cedar shake piece of siding and then carefully align it along the snap line attaching another nail at the opposite end.
Define the bottom.
How to install cedar shingle siding step 1.
Align the thick lower edge of a cedar shake at the lower edge of the siding or shear wall.