Installing Vertical Wood Siding

In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall.

Installing vertical wood siding.

Use scarf joints and caulk all seams. Siding material hammer fine tooth saw square chalk line level tape measure safety glasses power saw utility knife tin snips. Wood siding installation product guide. Sheathing should be a minimum of 5 8 inch thick and 3 4 inch thick is even better.

Blind nail to wall framing. The actual installed board would be closer to the corner how to install tongue and groove siding. Layout fabricate and attach primed wood siding 6 width over vapor barrier. In order to provide a good nailing surface for vertically installed tongue and groove siding figure 1 the plywood sheathing underneath vertical siding should be thicker than that used for horizontal siding applications.

In some areas it is common to attach vertical 1x2 furring strips before installing board and batten siding. We started at a corner since all four corners were going to have corner board trim installed. Figure 1 vertical tongue and groove siding. This article series discusses best practices construction details for building exteriors including water and air barriers building flashing products installation wood siding material choices installation vinyl siding stucco exteriors building trim.

Attach strips around windows and doors then lay out and attach horizontal strips every 16 inches. You might not see many homes with the siding installed vertically but pretty much any. The first step was to use a level and install the first piece plumb. Nail the strips to framing members.

Wood siding installation labor basic basic labor to install wood siding with favorable site conditions. If your sheathing is not solid plywood or osb these strips are needed to provide a nailing surface. Fortunately if this style intrigues you you ve got. We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical.

Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood. Note photo example. Which is right for you. Choosing between vertical and horizontal siding installation.

This article provides details for proper installation of wood building siding materials. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.