In those areas where an air space between siding and sheathing is desired nail siding to furring strips table 4.
Installing beveled cedar siding.
Fasten bevel siding in place using one nail per bearing or stud spaced a maximum of 24 inches on center.
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Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 2 in.
Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces.
Place nail just above the 1 in.
It is normally blocked out with a starting strip the same thickness as the top of the siding board see figure a.
Intricate layouts and careful material matching will result in installation costs near the high end of the estimated range.
Penetration into solid wood using one nail per bearing spaced at a maximum of 24 in.
Butt joints between boards should be staggered and made on studs.
On rabbeted bevel siding leave a 1 8 inch expansion clearance.
Wrap the house with a polyethylene or similar moisture barrier stapled to the wooden wall sheathing with a.
Horizontal siding installation siding should be nailed into studs at maximum 24 in centers when applied over wood based solid sheathing and 16 in.
Make sure the first course is level.
Each succeeding course overlaps the one below.
The nails we are using f.
Each succeeding course overlaps the upper edge of the lower course.
Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this publication.
Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces see figure above.
How to install cedar bevel siding 1.
For bevel siding this is a minimum of 1 inch.
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.
On center when bevel sidings 11 16 or thinner are applied without sheathing.
Place nail just above the overlap.
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Fasten a cedar starter strip.
Place the nail just above the overlap.
Siding should be nailed to each stud or on 16 inch centers.