How To Nail Cedar Shingle Siding

Extend this row of shingles around the house using the level to keep the bottom edge horizontal.

How to nail cedar shingle siding. A stapler is used most often because it is less likely to split the shingles. 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. Installing shingles in corners. Place nail just above the overlap.

The type of nails you choose to use when installing cedar shake siding should be considered also. Nail one of the shingles to the sheathing so it extends to the line then use a level to install the rest of the shingles in that row with their ends flush with each other. The last cedar siding job i did i used about 17 000 nails. Apply both nails 3 4 inches from the edge of each shake or shingle and about 1 1 2 inches above the exposure line.

Ideal nails to use on cedar wood are made from aluminum double dipped galvanized or stainless steel. Both exterior and interior corners are handled in essentially the same manner. I use a bostitch coil siding nailer. The shingle meeting it from the other side will overlap this one.

Use two fasteners to apply each certi label shingle or shake. Even if you are shingling just a single wall renting power equipment will be worth the cost. I always used stainless steel ring shank nails i believe they were about 1 1 2 long for siding. Nails should be long enough to penetrate underlying materials in the cedar shingles at least 3 4 inches or all the way through.

And you will use a ridiculous amount of nails. You can hand nail shingles but the job goes faster with a pneumatic nailer or stapler. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces. I have done a few cedar shingle jobs all siding and it works pretty well.

White cedar shingles are nailed 1 1 2 inch above the butt line and 3 4 inch in from each end. Step 5 attach the shingles with 1 inch roofing nails. 2 inches above the butt line and 3 4 inch in from each edge. Drive nails flush with the surface.

For an exterior corner nail one shingle flush with the corner edge of the sheathing. The right nails play an important role in ensuring that your cedar wood siding endures for a long time.