How To Install Lapboard Siding

Sometimes called clapboard or horizontal siding lap siding is a very good way of covering the side of a house.

How to install lapboard siding.

By carter silva on february 6 2015. Despite the variety of materials installation methods are basically the same with a few variations in fasteners joints and so forth. Natural wood siding lap clapboard or beveled is still a common exterior finish. In my last article i wrote about installing a fence post.

Lap siding also called horizontal siding or clapboard may be made of wood fiber cement plywood hardboard or similar materials. Panels are beveled which means that they are wedge shaped and that the bottom edge is thicker than the top. Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place. For example you install fiber cement lap siding in much the same way as wood siding but most manufacturers advise you to leave 1 8 inch gaps at the ends of the boards to allow for expansion and then caulk the gaps.

Join the clapboards with scarf joints as in step 3. Watch this to learn how to install hardieplank james hardie s world famous fiber cement lap siding. Although it was dirty and hard work i enjoyed every minute of it. If more than one clapboard is needed to span a wall snap a chalk line between the marks on the corner boards on top of the course being overlapped.

Put a level starter strip around the house at the bottom of the wall as a starting point for clapboard and to mark. Seeing that fence post today standing plumb and solid makes me feel glad that all the steps i did were well worth it. To help you get started we d recommend checking out this helpful video which shows you how to cut and install starter strips and how to stagger lap siding for improved appearance. Nail the clapboard to the studs.

Installing wood siding is not an overly difficult process but there are some keys to a successful project. Measure all corners from where the wall meets the roof to the bottom of the corner strip with a tape measure and. First make sure you review the hardieplank lap siding installation instructions which contain the information you need for proper installation. How to install corner boards for clapboard siding 1.