Installing Cedar Clapboard Siding

Installing bevel siding clapboards spacing for the siding should be laid out beforehand.

Installing cedar clapboard siding.

Flashing intercepts and directs the flow of water away from the building to designed drainage paths. By carter silva on february 6 2015. The average cost to install cedar clapboard siding ranges from 5 to 10 per square foot. Co written by emanuel silva.

Whether you install clapboard t1 11 cedar shakes or board and batten siding on your house you can attach it with either nails or screws. 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. How to install cedar weatherboards sort of i love working with cedar it smells good it s easy to handle and it looks awesome. Flashing is an important line of defense in controlling moisture in wall assemblies.

Although it was dirty and hard work i enjoyed every minute of it. Apply sealant along the corner boards. Bed clapboard ends into it leaving 1 16 inch space along the corner board. For cedar siding over wood sheathing nailed at studs for application over foam sheathing add the thickness of the foam to the tabulated nail length.

Cedar siding should be securely nailed to framing members. The nails we are using f. An inch above the siding s butt edge drive in one 7d nail into each stud. Before installing siding make sure that flashings are installed to prevent moisture from entering wall and roof spaces.

In my last article i wrote about installing a fence post. Use an air nailer if possible to speed nailing and minimize damage to siding surface from hammer dents. 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. Installing cedar siding planks requires at least three workers.

The cost of removing and disposing of the old siding is not included in this estimate. Many builders choose nails because they re easier to. Start with the bottom course using a furring strip to support the lower edge.