Installing Vertical Wood Siding

Sheathing should be a minimum of 5 8 inch thick and 3 4 inch thick is even better.

Installing vertical wood siding.

Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. Attach strips around windows and doors then lay out and attach horizontal strips every 16 inches. The first step was to use a level and install the first piece plumb. We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical.

Which is right for you. If your sheathing is not solid plywood or osb these strips are needed to provide a nailing surface. Install flashed water table at foundation. We started at a corner since all four corners were going to have corner board trim installed.

Choosing between vertical and horizontal siding installation. Fortunately if this style intrigues you you ve got. Layout fabricate and attach primed wood siding 6 width over vapor barrier. You might not see many homes with the siding installed vertically but pretty much any.

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. Figure 1 vertical tongue and groove siding. Siding material hammer fine tooth saw square chalk line level tape measure safety glasses power saw utility knife tin snips. In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall.

Nail the strips to framing members. The different types of vertical siding. Blind nail to wall framing. 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.

Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. Wood siding installation labor basic basic labor to install wood siding with favorable site conditions. In some areas it is common to attach vertical 1x2 furring strips before installing board and batten siding. Use scarf joints and caulk all seams.

The actual installed board would be closer to the corner how to install tongue and groove siding. Note photo example.