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Installing vertical wood siding.
Layout fabricate and attach primed wood siding 6 width over vapor barrier.
Figure 1 vertical tongue and groove siding.
Install flashed water table at foundation.
Attach strips around windows and doors then lay out and attach horizontal strips every 16 inches.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
Nail the strips to framing members.
You might not see many homes with the siding installed vertically but pretty much any.
Choosing between vertical and horizontal siding installation.
In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Blind nail to wall framing.
If your sheathing is not solid plywood or osb these strips are needed to provide a nailing surface.
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Wood siding installation labor basic basic labor to install wood siding with favorable site conditions.
We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical.
Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.
Sheathing should be a minimum of 5 8 inch thick and 3 4 inch thick is even better.
Wood siding installation product guide.
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This article series discusses best practices construction details for building exteriors including water and air barriers building flashing products installation wood siding material choices installation vinyl siding stucco exteriors building trim.
The different types of vertical siding.
The first step was to use a level and install the first piece plumb.
The actual installed board would be closer to the corner how to install tongue and groove siding.
Use scarf joints and caulk all seams.
This article provides details for proper installation of wood building siding materials.