How To Nail Exterior Barn Wood Siding

There are many ways to nail board and batten siding.

How to nail exterior barn wood siding.

Plywood building siding nailing pattern nail spacing guide. Here are four methods to do the job right. Horizontal siding should be nailed to studs at 24 o c. Vertical siding should be nailed to blocking or other wood framing members not over 36 on center when face nailed and 32 on center when blind nailed.

Plywood siding is often nailed directly to studs or through an insulating sheathing and serves as a structural sheathing as well as the exterior finish. Maximum when applied over solid sheathing and. The small head finishing nail is set driven with a nail set about 1 16thinch below the face of the siding and the hole is filled with putty after the prime coat of paint is applied. 8d nails which are 2 1 2 inches long are suitable for most siding materials.

Typical nails for one inch thick siding are 2 1 2 long and 3 to 3 1 2 long for battens. Remember to add length for any material like furring strips or rain screen mat between the siding and sheathing. Use 6d box siding or casing nails for nominal 1 2 inch plywood siding nailed directly to studs. For nail spacings see table 1 4 below.

It isn t always possible to nail. Nail length ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud. The flathead siding nail most commonly used is driven flush with the face of the siding and the head covered later with paint. The other thing to remember is to use only one nail across the width of the board.

Nails will need to be long enough to pass through the siding and into a solid wood substrate at least 1 1 4. Penetration into a solid wood base is 1 1 2 1 1 4 with ring shank nails. Nail or screw the board about 1 inch from the edge and let the other edge float. Battens which he says he ll finish with a high quality stain.

Figure 3 shows the right and wrong ways to fasten down the boards.