How To Lay Feather Edge Boards On A Roof

The tongue on the one edge of the board slides into the groove on the edge of the adjoining board locking together to create a strong durable surface.

How to lay feather edge boards on a roof. Clad the roof panel with feather edge boards image credit. The thin edge of the board 5 10mm would locate into a rebate in the thick edge of the board below making setting out of the gauge very simple. Drive 1 2 more nails into the fascia board at each of the rafters. Screw through the thickest part of the board with 4 x 40mm wood screws.

The posts should ideally be 4 x 4 inch treated timber set into the ground in a hole 2 ft 600mm deep and concreted with a concrete mix as shown in our concreting fence posts project the picture at teh top of the page shows both the inside of the fence left and the outside right to demonstrate how the. Nail the featheredge boards in place first nail in place the 1st two boards at either end both facing inwards narrow edge facing inwards. How to install lap siding. Position the first piece of plywood or oriented strand board sheathing on the bottom edge of the rafter tails at one end of the roof.

Now nail the rest of the boards use the above nail position diagram above for a reference of where to place your nails the overlap of boards should be approximately 25mm 1 inch. Wickes starting at one end of the roof frame lay the first length of 11 x 150mm x 1 8m feather edge fence board with a 20mm overhang. Place the first nail in each rafter so they re 1 2 inches 2 5 5 1 cm from the top edge of the boards. Tongue and groove cladding.

Place the second nail in the rafter so it s 3 4 inches 7 6 10 2 cm lower than the first one so it s held securely. How to erect close board fencing. Tongue and groove cladding amounts to boards that interlock. Align the long edge of the sheathing with the ends of the.