Cedar Clapboard Siding Installation

Here are a few tips if you plan on installing your own cedar siding.

Cedar clapboard siding installation.

Fasten a cedar starter strip the same thickness as the top of the beveled siding all around the house using a tape measure and level to set it level along the bottom of the wall. Planks are lower priced and cheaper to install than shingles or cedar shakes. This is particularly important for vertical installation. Other in stock profiles include 1 2 x 4 1 2 x 8 and 3 4 x 10.

Cedar siding should be securely nailed to framing members furring members or to blocking between framing members. You can expect to pay between 8 000 and 15 000 for a licensed contractor to install new cedar shingle siding on a typical house. Ensure joints meet on studs blocking or furring strips with the nail penetrating solid wood at least 1 1 4 inches. Like all siding materials western red cedar performs best when installed properly on a suitable frame.

Clapboard siding is installed horizontally and yields an attractive shadow line which varies with the thickness of siding selected. Lumber sizes and spacing for blocking and furring are shown in table 4. If clapboard isn t long enough to span a wall splice two together with a 45 degree scarf joint. The cost of removing and disposing of the old siding is not included in this estimate.

The most common size used x 6 is available as solid wood or finger joined both in primed and unprimed. Installing bevel siding clapboards spacing for the siding should be laid out beforehand. 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. Bed clapboard ends into it leaving 1 16 inch space along the corner board.

An inch above the siding s butt edge drive in one 7d nail into each stud. The average cost to install cedar clapboard siding ranges from 5 to 10 per square foot. Apply sealant along the corner boards. Start with the bottom course using a furring strip to support the lower edge.

Prime all cut ends and edges of the clapboards. When butt jointing siding cut ends at 45 degree angles to form an overlapping joint. The nails we are using f.