How To Install Half Round Siding

Whether you have a victorian that needs some additional gingerbread style trim or you have a more sedate home style that needs a little pick me up in design half round shingles are a great way to add the look you re after.

How to install half round siding.

Be sure to allow enough spacing between your corner piece and the floor as well as sufficient spacing between the ceiling and the corner piece like the maker s directions tell you. Measure from the top of the gap on the upper course. Change after installation by installing siding or trim at a moisture content that matches the local climate as closely as possible. Install 1 2 inch 12 7 mm foam sheathing strips on both sides of each corner then install your corner siding pieces to these strips.

Peter green owner of northern log supply demonstrates how to install log siding with saddle notch corners. Half round siding is an attractive and interesting way to add interest texture and depth to your home s exterior. For example if the climate in a particular region causes wood to maintain 8 to 13 moisture content annually the ideal approach is to install the woodwork with moisture content within that range. In this video he uses white cedar half log sidi.

Draw a cutting line the entire length of panel. This is typically a half inch of spacing. Once you ve determined the visible height of the starter course mark this dimension on a half round shingle panel. The corner posts should run from 3 4 inch 1 9 cm below the bottom of the starter strip to just beneath the eaves after the soffit pieces have been installed.

Cut and use the top section which contains the locks as your starter course. Cut down to size and install the specifically created vertical or corner logs like the maker s directions say.