Lap siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Cedar lap and gap siding installation.
Wood structural panels must be a minimum 7 16 category with an apa trademark that contains the consensus standard doc ps 2.
Allow a 1 8 inch expansion gap between pieces if the siding is air or kiln dried.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
Installing bevel siding clapboards spacing for the siding should be laid out beforehand.
Channel siding is normally supplied in unseasoned knotty grades.
Cedar shiplap can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Alternative fastening option for strand lap siding over wood structural panels and 24 inch 610 mm o c.
Trim such as water table or skirt boards must be a minimum of 6 inches above the grade.
Stud spacing limited to 6 inch 152 mm and 8 inch 203 mm wide lap siding.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Commonly available sizes are 1 x6 1 x8 and 1 x10.
The home in missouri above built in 2011 was the first time we milled this pattern.
Lap sidings are normally supplied in a variety of patterns either green unseasoned or dry in clear or knotty grades and with a smooth or saw textured face.
The number of board spaces between the soffit and bottom of the lowest piece of siding at the foundation should be such that the overlap is as per the table.
Start with the bottom course using a furring strip to support the lower edge.
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The face side is saw textured.
Do not nail through overlaps.
For horizontal applications start with the bottom course and work up with the channels pointing upwards.
For siding up to 6 inches wide use one nail one.
Custom milled 1x6 channel siding with 3 8 shadow gap between boards near clear grade missouri.