The walls should be stripped of all previous siding and the surface should be fairly smooth and flat because lap siding will follow along any contours.
How to use flat boards as siding.
Replace siding by working from the bottom up you might need a helper here.
When you replace the boards use a homemade reveal set jig to match the reveal of the existing siding.
Wood board siding has long been a favorite of homeowners because of its natural beauty.
By overlapping the boards carefully when installing lap siding the contractor is able to create a type of siding that will easily shed water as there are not any edges that can hang on to the moisture.
The courses should overlap by at least 1 in.
Resysta 6 and 4 flat board siding system assembly installation guidelines note.
The contractor will overlap the boards starting with the first board placed at the bottom of the wall.
Proper planning of the siding layout is essential for ease of installation of siding boards and siding components.
This creates a narrow edge on one side of the length of the board and a wide edge on the other side.
Thinner patterns should be installed over a base of plywood or oriented strand board sheathing.
Lap siding is created by sawing a board lengthwise in a slight pie shape.
Board siding is made from durable softwood lumber that has been milled into any of several patterns designed to interlock or overlap so the boards naturally shed rain sleet and snow.
To install board and batten siding start with installing wide vertical boards spaced approximately one board width 7 8 apart.
This overlapping is where the term lap siding originates.
Install the new boards.
Thoroughly read the following siding assembly.
Centering the fasteners allows the boards to expand and contract without bowing or splitting see diagram below.
On walls where two siding boards will be used end to end.
Some 3 4 inch thick patterns of siding can be applied directly over wall studs.
Similar in appearance to clapboard siding bevel siding is a flat board cut into an isosceles triangle and attached horizontally to the wall with the thicker side toward the bottom.
Secure these boards using fasteners fasteners placed at the center of the siding boards.