Purchase good quality western red cedar clapboards and prime and back prime them or purchase quality primed clapboards.
3 exposure primed clapboard cedar siding.
3 4 x12 w 10 exposure.
Avoid finger jointed clapboards for a high quality job.
The most common size used x 6 is available as solid wood or finger joined both in primed and unprimed.
0 315 in x 48 563 in x 95 875 in.
Here are a few tips if you plan on installing your own cedar siding.
Lp smartside smartside 38 primed engineered lap siding common.
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Primed wood nickel gap ship lap siding and wall panel 6 pieces per box model bpafpss0106b.
All cedar sidings priced by linear foot.
0 375 in x 12 in x 192 in.
Primed wood nickel gap ship lap siding and wall panel 6 pieces per box model bpafpss0108b.
Nail the clapboard to the studs.
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Clapboard siding is installed horizontally and yields an attractive shadow line which varies with the thickness of siding selected.
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Its natural oils make it resistant to decay and insects and it is pitch and resin free.
2 08 linear foot.
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Western red cedar is nature s perfect siding material.
The end grain of all wood products absorbs.
Join the clapboards with scarf joints as in step 3.
Unlike cedar plastic house siding doesn t have any natural defenses against things like mildew.
Unlike composite substitutes that attempt to simulate the appearance of cedar siding authentic western red cedar bevel siding has the natural depth and character desired for the finest appearance.
0 315 in x 48 in x 96 in.
Compare click to add item 1 grade 18 primed grooved cedar.
Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place.
Kimberly bay 3 4 in.
In addition composite siding is susceptible to fading due to sun exposure and can t be restored or refinished like cedar once their color has faded.
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.
Step 8 siding beside windows photo by david carmack.
Beveled siding clapboard.
Smartside 38 series primed engineered panel siding common.
Prime all cut ends and edges of the clapboards.
Kimberly bay 3 4 in.
Spruce western red cedar weathered silver grey pine v groove 1 side.