How To Install Clapboard Siding This Old House

After notching the siding to fit around the bottom of the window apply sealant under and around the windowsill.

How to install clapboard siding this old house.

The siding acts as a filler strip. In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. And repeat for each subsequent course.

This old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding. Here s how i did it. We have many ongoing projects at our house. Just to clarify a point i m only back priming the siding on the first 4 or 5 courses since these are the on.

Following his steps and being patient throughout the process helped me accomplish great results. How to install lp smartside trim siding part 2 pro2pro. Set the fiber cement clapboard siding into place raise it inch above the z channel flashing then nail the siding to the wall studs with 1 inch roofing nails. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to.

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. Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board facing the street side of the house and overlapping the edge of the adjoining. My dad gave me the opportunity to install one of the sections. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old.

Nail the clapboard to the studs. A brief overview on installing real wood siding. Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place.