How To Nail Siding On A House
Just don t pound the roofing nails in all the way.
How to nail siding on a house. This channel conceals the cut edges of the soffit lengths as they meet the fascia. Starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board. Simply go outside grab the lower edges of a siding course and try to slide it back and forth photo 1. Most lap siding is beveled meaning that the bottom edge is thicker than the top.
Run the nails right in the middle. As its name lap implies an upper siding board laps over the board below it by 1 to 2 inches. On thick profiles of siding nails may be hidden meaning they are driven into the upper portion of a board so they are covered by the lower part of the board above it. Play at both ends so if it s nailed properly loosely you should be able to slide it 1 4 to 1 2 in.
Manufacturers require about 1 4 in.