How To Install Wood House Siding

If you use more than one piece to complete.

How to install wood house siding. An inch above the siding s butt edge drive in one 7d nail into each stud. But in most cases you re better off removing old siding prior to installing new wood siding. Again follow the manufacturer s recommendations. For example it s possible to install wood shingle siding over older clapboard siding.

Step 1 before the siding is installed. The felt paper acts as a water and air barrier but allows water vapor to pass through so as not to accumulate in the wall assembly. Have at least one helper to handle and hold 4 by 8 foot panels. How to do it prep the walls.

Place the footer which is the piece of trim that is at the. Prepare the walls as you would for other wood sidings by applying building wrap applying self stick. Install metal z flashing at the wall tops if the soffit under the roof overhang is not covered. Step 2 cutting wood siding.

Apply sealant to the ends fit them together and drive one nail through the overlapping board inch to the side of the joint. Step 4 make a swing stick photo by david carmack. If clapboard isn t long enough to span a wall splice two together with a 45 degree scarf joint. Installing fiber cement lap siding is no more difficult to install than wood siding and we ll walk you through the entire process.

Install horizontal siding such as aluminum or vinyl by hanging the underlayment and installing the trim. Some types of wood siding can be installed over existing siding. Wood shingle siding photo by mark atkinson otto design. Add the corner posts using two nails in the upper slots to suspend them.

Prime the panel edges. Fiber cement lap siding provides a natural wood like look and it isn t prone to water rot or insect damage. Take a layer of plywood sheathing covered with felt building paper and install it onto the exterior surface of a your house s wood frame. This hardy material comes in 12 foot lengths with a variety of different widths.

Plywood sheathing provides a sound flat base for lap siding.