How To Put Up Wood Panel Siding

Expert advice on how to install wood or fiber cement lap siding including how to prepare exterior walls and lay out siding for installation.

How to put up wood panel siding.

Lap siding also called horizontal siding or clapboard may be made of wood fiber cement plywood hardboard or similar materials. Trim to fit step 5. In order to keep fixings hidden as much as possible i m going to suggest using glue and pins to fix the panel to the batten. The felt paper acts as a water and air barrier but allows water vapor to pass through so as not to accumulate in the wall assembly.

Step 1 before the siding is installed take a layer of plywood sheathing covered with felt building paper and install it onto the exterior surface of a your house s wood frame. How to do it prep the walls. Install metal z flashing at the wall tops if the soffit under the roof overhang is not covered. Step 2 cutting wood siding.

Apply adhesive step 7. Read the full how to. Put the glue on the batten and once that s all done for the whole panel squeeze the panel up against the glue and then use a hammer to secure the pins in place. For an installation over wood frame walls that sit on a concrete or masonry foundation the starter strip should be.

Repeat for all of the panels. Prepare the walls as you would for other wood sidings by applying building wrap applying self stick. Cut openings step 6. The starter strip must be installed level and properly spaced from whatever is below it.

Step 7 fix moldings in place. Locate stud centers and mark. Have at least one helper to handle and hold 4 by 8 foot panels.