How To Nail 6 In Cedar Siding On

Manufacturers require about 1 4 in.

How to nail 6 in cedar siding on. In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall. If clapboard isn t long enough to span a wall splice two together with a 45 degree scarf joint. The nail can be started with a normal carpenter s hammer and then made flush with the surface of the groove by means of a nail set. On the side of the building the roof angle was three pitch so we knew we had to cut our tongue and groove cedar boards at a 15 degree angle.

Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. An inch above the siding s butt edge drive in one 7d nail into each stud. The idea is to avoid double nailing the board which will cause cracks when it shrinks. This nail spacing allows each piece of siding to float.

You can hand nail with galvanized casing nails but most builders use something like a bostich trim nailer for speed. Apply sealant to the ends fit them together and drive one nail through the overlapping board inch to the side of the joint. Siding up to 6 in. Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.

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. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. Wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per bearing ring shank nails must penetrate 1 1 4 in into solid wood see figure 6. Play at both ends so if it s nailed properly loosely you should be able to slide it 1 4 to 1 2 in.

In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall. Place nail just above the overlap. Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this. Step 4 make a swing stick photo by david carmack.

Both t g and bevelled siding gets a fastener 3 4 above the top of the board below. Simply go outside grab the lower edges of a siding course and try to slide it back and forth photo 1. If all the siding is tight it was installed wrong and should be redone. If the overlap of the two pieces of siding is 1 1 4 inches then the nail for a piece of siding should be 1 3 8 inches above the bottom edge.

Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board.