How To Install Lapboard Siding

Join the clapboards with scarf joints as in step 3.

How to install lapboard siding.

How to install wood lap clapboard or beveled siding part 1. Sometimes called clapboard or horizontal siding lap siding is a very good way of covering the side of a house. For example you install fiber cement lap siding in much the same way as wood siding but most manufacturers advise you to leave 1 8 inch gaps at the ends of the boards to allow for expansion and then caulk the gaps. Watch this to learn how to install hardieplank james hardie s world famous fiber cement lap siding.

First make sure you review the hardieplank lap siding installation instructions which contain the information you need for proper installation. Although it was dirty and hard work i enjoyed every minute of it. Despite the variety of materials installation methods are basically the same with a few variations in fasteners joints and so forth. If more than one clapboard is needed to span a wall snap a chalk line between the marks on the corner boards on top of the course being overlapped.

In my last article i wrote about installing a fence post. If you are looking for a popular and effective method of covering the side of a house you can go ahead and install lap siding. To help you get started we d recommend checking out this helpful video which shows you how to cut and install starter strips and how to stagger lap siding for improved appearance. Installing wood siding is not an overly difficult process but there are some keys to a successful project.

Seeing that fence post today standing plumb and solid makes me feel glad that all the steps i did were well worth it. Co written by emanuel silva. Panels are beveled which means that they are wedge shaped and that the bottom edge is thicker than the top. Natural wood siding lap clapboard or beveled is still a common exterior finish.

Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place. Measure all corners from where the wall meets the roof to the bottom of the corner strip with a tape measure and. By carter silva on february 6 2015. Nail the clapboard to the studs.