Installing Cedar Bevel Siding

Each succeeding course overlaps the one below.

Installing cedar bevel siding.

Make sure the first course is level. Place nail just above the 1 in. On center when bevel sidings 11 16 or thinner are applied without sheathing. Horizontal siding installation siding should be nailed into studs at maximum 24 in centers when applied over wood based solid sheathing and 16 in.

Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 4 inch penetration into solid wood using one nail per piece spaced at a maximum of 24 inches on center. How to install cedar bevel siding 1. On rabbeted bevel siding leave a 1 8 inch expansion clearance. Fasten a cedar starter strip.

Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 2 in. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces see figure above. Penetration into solid wood using one nail per bearing spaced at a maximum of 24 in.

Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this publication. Butt joints between boards should be staggered and made on studs. Place the nail just above the overlap. In those areas where an air space between siding and sheathing is desired nail siding to furring strips table 4.

For bevel siding this is a minimum of 1 inch. Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board.