Clapboard Siding Exposure

Spacing can be changed or tweaked in order to get the siding to land on top of doors and windows.

Clapboard siding exposure.

Other in stock profiles include 1 2 x 4 1 2 x 8 and 3 4 x 10. Penetration into solid wood using one ring shank nail per stud spaced at a maximum of 24 in. Cedar wood siding and hardie fiber board siding is commonly available in a clapboard or lap board style and is often sold by the 12 board. Lap clapboard or beveled siding should lap no less than 1 inch and preferably 2 inches.

It also features the patented studfinder is designed for accurate and secure installation. Clapboard siding is installed horizontally and yields an attractive shadow line which varies with the thickness of siding selected. The recommended exposure distances exposure distance is the amount of siding left exposed to the weather are 4 inches for 6 inch siding 8 inches for 10 inch siding and so on as shown in figure 3. Starting at either end make a series of marks along one edge each equal to the clapboard s exposure to the weather.

For 6 inch siding that s 4 1 2 inches. The boards overlap each other and are only partially exposed to the elements to keep the building water tight. Many people install 5 1 2 with a 4 exposure to the weather. Hardieplank lap siding is not just our best selling product it s the most popular brand of siding in america.

Mark an arrow on the end of the stick where you began measuring. The most common size used x 6 is available as solid wood or finger joined both in primed and unprimed. Estimate the number of boards needed for a project in a few simple steps. Install clapboards by face nailing them to the house studs with 1 1 4 in.

A 6 inch wide clapboard with a 1 inch overlap has a 5 inch exposure exposure has to be decided before you order because it determines how wide your siding will be how much you will need and how it will look once it s installed.