Installing Vertical Wood Siding

Blind nail to wall framing.

Installing vertical wood siding.

In some areas it is common to attach vertical 1x2 furring strips before installing board and batten siding. Wood siding installation product guide. Layout fabricate and attach primed wood siding 6 width over vapor barrier. In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall.

Sheathing should be a minimum of 5 8 inch thick and 3 4 inch thick is even better. Attach strips around windows and doors then lay out and attach horizontal strips every 16 inches. Fortunately if this style intrigues you you ve got. This article provides details for proper installation of wood building siding materials.

In order to provide a good nailing surface for vertically installed tongue and groove siding figure 1 the plywood sheathing underneath vertical siding should be thicker than that used for horizontal siding applications. Install flashed water table at foundation. Choosing between vertical and horizontal siding installation. Siding material hammer fine tooth saw square chalk line level tape measure safety glasses power saw utility knife tin snips.

The different types of vertical siding. Note photo example. We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical. This article series discusses best practices construction details for building exteriors including water and air barriers building flashing products installation wood siding material choices installation vinyl siding stucco exteriors building trim.

Nail the strips to framing members. Figure 1 vertical tongue and groove siding. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. The first step was to use a level and install the first piece plumb.

Which is right for you. The actual installed board would be closer to the corner how to install tongue and groove siding. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. If your sheathing is not solid plywood or osb these strips are needed to provide a nailing surface.

You might not see many homes with the siding installed vertically but pretty much any. Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.