How To Install Clapboard Siding On A House

Here s how i did it.

How to install clapboard siding on a house.

Following his steps and being patient throughout the process helped me accomplish great results. Metal roofing installation part 3. 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. Installing cedar trim and clapboard siding work has begun on the exterior finish.

We have many ongoing projects at our house. Lap siding also called horizontal siding or clapboard may be made of wood fiber cement plywood hardboard or similar materials. After notching the siding to fit around the bottom of the window apply sealant under and around the windowsill. Put a level starter strip around the house at the bottom of the wall as a starting point for clapboard and to mark.

Despite the variety of materials installation methods are basically the same with a few variations in fasteners joints and so forth. This past summer my dad started installing clapboard on the back of the house which led me to a new project. Measure all corners from where the wall meets the roof to the bottom of the corner strip with a tape measure and. Installing a hurricane resistant door part 2.

Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place. Nail the clapboard to the studs. In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. How to install corner boards for clapboard siding 1.

For example you install fiber cement lap siding in much the same way as wood siding but most manufacturers advise you to leave 1 8 inch gaps at the ends of the boards to allow for expansion and then caulk the gaps.