How To Apply Lap Siding

To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules.

How to apply lap siding. In this video i show how to install lp smartside lap siding on a shed. In certain installations nails are driven through the bottom of the siding leaving the heads exposed. You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips. How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together.

It s best to stagger the joints in each successive course to avoid noticeable patterns. Allow a 1 8 inch expansion gap between pieces if the siding is air or kiln dried. Lap siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. For horizontal applications start with the bottom course and work up with the channels pointing upwards.

Check for level to be sure your layout marks are correct. Come learn how you can build your own shed. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. The siding slides behind vinyl siding trim pieces that hide the gap and the cut end.

Gap at all ends. For siding up to 6 inches wide use one nail one inch up from the lap. Installing hardiplank lap siding measure up from the ground 6 inches plus the width of one plank at a corner and make a mark on both sides of the corner. Plywood sheathing provides a sound flat base for lap siding.

Do not nail through overlaps. Cut and position the second from the bottom siding board so it aligns with the layout marks you made with the story pole. Staple a layer of house wrap to the sheathing working from the bottom up and overlapping joints by several inches so that any water that reaches it will shed down the wall.