How To Put Up Cedar Siding

It can also be butted against adjoining walls with a trim strip used to cover the joint.

How to put up cedar siding.

Install inside corner trim pieces. The fastest and most thorough method to apply stain to cedar siding is with a thick natural bristle brush. Start at the bottom of the wall at one end. Apply overlapping horizontal rows of building paper onto the shear wall using a staple gun with 3 8 inch staples.

As in the above illustration at inside corners siding is frequently butted against a 2 x 2 trim strip. Wrap the house with a polyethylene or similar moisture barrier stapled to the wooden wall sheathing with a. Ideally these should not be too visible but they must be wide enough to provide room for caulking after the shingles are installed. The brush bristles distribute the stain evenly into the wood grain reaching into the small undulations on the surface of the cedar planking.

A 1x1 board ripped from 5 4 cedar decking is often the ideal size. This is particularly important for vertical installation. When butt jointing siding cut ends at 45 degree angles to form an overlapping joint. How to install cedar bevel siding 1.

Define the bottom. How to install staggered cedar shake siding 1. Align the thick lower edge of a cedar shake at the lower edge of the. Install the windows and door jambs so you can trim the doors windows and corners of the house with wood trim.

For vertical installations nail to horizontal furring strips. For wider sidings use two nails. Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board. For siding up to 6 inches wide use one nail one inch up from the overlap per bearing or stud.

Fasten a cedar starter strip. Hold up several layers of shingles to make sure the trim is thick enough.