Building paper or roofing felt.
How to install lap siding by yourself.
The side with the narrower piece will look nearly as wide as the other because of the thickness of the other piece.
At an outside corner use a 1 3 and a 1 4 or a 1 2 and a 1 3.
Radial arm saw or a miter saw.
If you are looking for a popular and effective method of covering the side of a house you can go ahead and install lap siding.
1 install trim and starter strip as shown in the photo above.
The method discussed here is an easier and more common one installing corner trim first and then butting the siding to it.
Preparing walls for lap siding.
Sometimes called clapboard or horizontal siding lap siding is a very good way of covering the side of a house.
First make sure you review the hardieplank lap siding installation instructions which contain the information you need for proper installation.
To trim an inside corner nail a piece of 1 1 which you can rip yourself from a 1x board or 2 2.