Cedar Shake Siding Spacing

Cedar shakes and shingles.

Cedar shake siding spacing.

Wall construction like all siding materials western red cedar performs best when installed properly on a suitable frame. 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. Item 156083 model 0810300. Cedar shake siding and cedar shingle siding is the look most buyers crave when they consider real wood siding.

Box 10 model ehd0810394 128 67 box. View products northwoods vinyl shakes. Shakes and shingles may be applied over spaced sheathing. Cedar impressions shake and shingle siding is available in several styles and features the most authentic wood look in the industry truetexture.

Solid sheathing is used in areas with wind driven snow. Cedar shakes and shingles styles thanks to availability of 8 foot panels on the market it s easier than ever to install real cedar home siding. 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.

Spaced sheathing is usually 1 x 4 or 1 x 6 softwood boards and shall not be less than 1 x 4 boards. 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. Cedar even butt shingle siding panel 8 pack model css1c7ekxx.

Solid sheathing is recommended for shakes and may be required in seismic regions or under treated shakes and shingles. 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. 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. Eastern white cedar untreated wood siding shingles.

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.