How To Put Wood Siding On A House

Step 8 siding beside windows photo by david carmack.

How to put wood siding on a house.

Before installing plan layouts. See step 1 below to get started. Slide the ends under the corner posts in the same manner. If you decide to install vinyl siding yourself without the help of a contractor it s important to be as prepared as possible and to have a clear idea of what the installation process involves.

Install batten boards over panel joints for that style of. Cut into square or rectangular shapes and is layered vertically to give the impression of many layers of shingles. Nail the clapboard to the studs. If more than one clapboard is needed to span a wall snap a chalk line between the marks on the corner boards on top of the course being overlapped.

Long think pieces and mounted side by side horizontally across the house. Join the clapboards with scarf joints as in step 3. Put 1 by 4 boards quarter round or other molding along the tops of the wall panels and along the bottom to cover the ledger boards. Affix the siding to the wall by centering a nail in each section of the nail strip.

Step 1 before the siding is installed. The felt paper acts as a water and air barrier but allows water vapor to pass through so as not to accumulate in the wall assembly. Other than color which dictates the appearance of vinyl siding there are two main shapes or types. In a 2015 cost vs.

Best siding value good investment. Value report new vinyl. Step 2 cutting wood siding. Plywood sheathing provides a sound flat base for lap siding.

You should be able to wiggle the siding slightly. Installing vinyl siding can help to reduce the amount of maintenance you have to do to the outside of your house. Staple a layer of house wrap to the sheathing working from the bottom up and overlapping joints by several inches so that any water that reaches it will shed down the wall. Lay out the job when applying horizontal siding to avoid odd slivers of material above doors and above or below windows.

Siding should progress up the wall with an even exposure and courses should line up when they meet at a corner. For layout the story pole is indispensable. Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place.