Installing Wood Lap Siding

In this video dave shows you how to install lap siding.

Installing wood lap siding.

Figure 1 lap clapboard or beveled wood siding. Always follow the manufacturer s directions. Lp smartside lap siding is a great material to work with because it isn t fragile to work with like. Natural wood siding lap clapboard or beveled is still a common exterior finish.

Step 1 before the siding is installed. Use a circular saw to cut the siding boards to length making sure that each joint. Step 2 cutting wood siding. Step by step wood siding installation.

Take a layer of plywood sheathing covered with felt building paper and install it onto the exterior. Blind nail to wall framing. Figure 3 lap siding exposure. Slip 12 inch wide splines of felt behind the corner boards and the side casings next to doors and windows.

Wood siding installation labor basic basic labor to install wood siding with favorable site conditions. Locate studs by tapping across the wall with a hammer. Snap vertical chalk lines at each stud location typically every 16 or 24 inches. Figure 2 hammer faces smooth and milled.

Most lap siding is beveled meaning that the bottom edge is thicker than the top. Installing vinyl siding over wood siding. 2 install the first siding board at the bottom. Installing wood siding is not an overly difficult process but there are some keys to a successful project.

Use scarf joints and caulk all seams. Layout fabricate and attach primed wood siding 6 width over vapor barrier. If there is no housewrap or trim on the house. Install flashed water table at foundation.

At the bottom install a starter strip supplied by the manufacturer or install a 1 2. Go all around the house with the starter board to make sure you will come out at the same level when the boards meet at the final corner. For example you install fiber cement lap siding in much the same way as wood siding but most manufacturers advise you to leave 1 8 inch gaps at the ends of the boards to allow for expansion and then caulk the gaps.