How To Nail Cedar Shingle Siding

Both exterior and interior corners are handled in essentially the same manner.

How to nail cedar shingle siding.

The type of nails you choose to use when installing cedar shake siding should be considered also. White cedar shingles are nailed 1 1 2 inch above the butt line and 3 4 inch in from each end. Even if you are shingling just a single wall renting power equipment will be worth the cost. 2 inches above the butt line and 3 4 inch in from each edge.

Ideal nails to use on cedar wood are made from aluminum double dipped galvanized or stainless steel. Nails should be long enough to penetrate underlying materials in the cedar shingles at least 3 4 inches or all the way through. For an exterior corner nail one shingle flush with the corner edge of the sheathing. I have done a few cedar shingle jobs all siding and it works pretty well.

Drive nails flush with the surface. Use two fasteners to apply each certi label shingle or shake. The staples should also have a minimum crown width of 7 16 inch and should be long enough to penetrate the sheathing 3 4 inch or all the way through. Manufacturers recommend a 1 1 4 inch 3d box or shingle nail for new construction and a 1 3 4 inch 5d nail when going over another siding material.

I use a bostitch coil siding nailer. Nail one of the shingles to the sheathing so it extends to the line then use a level to install the rest of the shingles in that row with their ends flush with each other. Installing shingles in corners. I always used stainless steel ring shank nails i believe they were about 1 1 2 long for siding.

And you will use a ridiculous amount of nails. Place nail just above the overlap. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces. The shingle meeting it from the other side will overlap this one.

Extend this row of shingles around the house using the level to keep the bottom edge horizontal. The right nails play an important role in ensuring that your cedar wood siding endures for a long time. The last cedar siding job i did i used about 17 000 nails. Step 5 attach the shingles with 1 inch roofing nails.

The same fastener location guidelines should be followed for staples as for nails. You can hand nail shingles but the job goes faster with a pneumatic nailer or stapler.