Cedar Shake Siding Spacing

Eastern white cedar untreated wood siding shingles.

Cedar shake siding spacing.

Item 156083 model 0810300. View products northwoods vinyl shakes. Box 10 model ehd0810394 128 67 box. Shakes and shingles may be applied over spaced sheathing.

Cedar shakes and shingles styles thanks to availability of 8 foot panels on the market it s easier than ever to install real cedar home siding. Install the felt paper with minimum 6 inch overlaps on vertical joints 2 inches on horizontal laps and 4 inches wrapped each way at inside and outside corners. Wall construction like all siding materials western red cedar performs best when installed properly on a suitable frame. On this old house norm was siding a shed with white cedar shakes i belive and he actually planed them with a hand plane so as to be tighter.

The cedar shake and shingle bureau recommends installation over type 30 asphalt felt underlayment for red cedar shingles and shakes. Cape cod gray eastern white cedar shingle siding 25 sq. Solid sheathing is recommended for shakes and may be required in seismic regions or under treated shakes and shingles. Cedar shake is also thicker than shingle siding ranging from 1 2 to 3 4 or greater at the butt end while wooden shingles range from about 3 8 to 1 2.

Solid sheathing is used in areas with wind driven snow. Cedar siding should be securely nailed to framing members. White wood siding shake wood siding eastern cedar lumber 3 8 osb 4x9. Cedar shakes and shingles.

But i ve also seen and installed shakes tight that have not had that problem. Spaced sheathing is usually 1 x 4 or 1 x 6 softwood boards and shall not be less than 1 x 4 boards. Cedar impressions shake and shingle siding is available in several styles and features the most authentic wood look in the industry truetexture. Shakertown craftsman 8 1 4 in.

For cedar siding over wood sheathing nailed at studs for application over foam sheathing add the thickness of the foam to the tabulated nail length.