How To Trim Wood Siding

Use a measuring square to ensure that each board is cut exactly square.

How to trim wood siding.

Step 2 cutting wood siding. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window. Cut slowly to guard against splintered or jagged edges. Outside corners are typically trimmed with two overlapping trim boards.

Again using the story pole mark the trim pieces around windows and doors. Out from the wall. Otherwise uneven gaps will appear at the joints on the finished wall. It is a series of wedge shaped strips of overlapping wood that shed water very efficiently and can last for a century or more.

This is much like building a frame around the windows so be sure to account for the width of the trim when measuring to cut these pieces. How to cut siding near the roof line. Be sure to hold the pole at the exact same height every time you mark trim boards. 5 install the second siding board.

They have less tendency to warp and swell. If it falls more than 1 4 in. If it falls 1 4 in. Engineered wood siding typically butts into the trim pieces so it is necessary to start by installing the trim at the windows and doors.

Next place along the surface of the home s exterior and secure in place with same stainless steel 2 nails and nail gun. Use a circular saw to cut the siding boards to length making sure that each joint falls on a stud. Clapboard is a very simple and ingenious invention. Cut and position the second from the bottom siding board so it aligns with the layout marks you made with the story pole.

Measure mark and cut 1 x2 wood trim to size using a table saw. Or less away add the undersill trim to lock it in place shown. When to use undersill trim. 4 mark trim boards.

When choosing lumber for your clapboard siding project consider soft woods such as pine and fir. Because the siding is beveled the cut edge under a window may end up about 1 2 in. Homes with gables at different levels on the roofs often have siding that meets the roof line.