Cedar Lap And Gap Siding Installation

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Cedar lap and gap siding installation.

Do not nail through overlaps. Check your cedar siding sqft to lft coverage. For horizontal applications start with the bottom course and work up with the channels pointing upwards. Custom milled 1x6 channel siding with 3 8 shadow gap between boards near clear grade missouri.

For siding up to 6 inches wide use one nail one inch up from the lap. Lap siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. Trim the last planks if necessary by ripping off the tops with a table saw. In the last few years a custom milled pattern has gained interest.

Trim such as water table or skirt boards must be a minimum of 6 inches above the grade. Cover the walls with beveled siding to the roof line. Old mill and cedar shake lap important. Allow a 1 8 inch expansion gap between pieces if the siding is air or kiln dried.

The home in missouri above built in 2011 was the first time we milled this pattern. All old mill widths cedar shake lap and smooth lap 1 2 in.