Cedar Shake Siding Spacing

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 shake siding spacing.

Cedar impressions shake and shingle siding is available in several styles and features the most authentic wood look in the industry truetexture. Eastern white cedar untreated wood siding shingles. Cedar shake siding and cedar shingle siding is the look most buyers crave when they consider real wood siding. Solid sheathing is recommended for shakes and may be required in seismic regions or under treated shakes and shingles.

Box 10 model ehd0810394 128 67 box. Cedar shake is also thicker than shingle siding ranging from 1 2 to 3 4 or greater at the butt end while wooden shingles range from about 3 8 to 1 2. Cedar shakes and shingles. Cedar siding should be securely nailed to framing members.

On this old house norm was siding a shed with white cedar shakes i belive and he actually planed them with a hand plane so as to be tighter. White wood siding shake wood siding eastern cedar lumber 3 8 osb 4x9. Shakes and shingles can be used to cover the entire exterior or be installed in gables and other areas to complement wood or stone siding. Solid sheathing is used in areas with wind driven snow.

Shakes and shingles may be applied over spaced sheathing. Install the felt paper with minimum 6 inch overlaps on vertical joints 2 inches on horizontal laps and 4 inches wrapped each way at inside and outside corners. Item 156083 model 0810300. Spaced sheathing is usually 1 x 4 or 1 x 6 softwood boards and shall not be less than 1 x 4 boards.

Cedar even butt shingle siding panel 8 pack model css1c7ekxx. Cape cod gray eastern white cedar shingle siding 25 sq. But i ve also seen and installed shakes tight that have not had that problem. View products northwoods vinyl shakes.

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