In those areas where an air space between siding and sheathing is desired nail siding to furring strips table 4.
Installing cedar bevel siding.
Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 2 in.
Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces.
On center when bevel sidings 11 16 or thinner are applied without sheathing.
Place the nail just above the overlap.
Butt joints between boards should be staggered and made on studs.
Fasten a cedar starter strip.
Each succeeding course overlaps the one below.
Place nail just above the overlap.
Place nail just above the 1 in.
Penetration into solid wood using one nail per bearing spaced at a maximum of 24 in.
Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces see figure above.
Make sure the first course is level.
Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board.
On rabbeted bevel siding leave a 1 8 inch expansion clearance.
How to install cedar bevel siding 1.
Wrap the house with a polyethylene or similar moisture barrier stapled to the wooden wall sheathing with a.
Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this publication.
For bevel siding this is a minimum of 1 inch.