How To Install Log Siding Trim

Decide on how wide you want your chinking spaces.

How to install log siding trim.

We offer a variety of trim and corners to match quarter log half log and full log siding installations. Achieving a full log look without the expense is easy with the right trim and corners. Sheathed with plywood or osb and wrapped with house wrap or tar paper prior to log siding installation. Use a transparent or matching caulking around them.

This will speed up installation and help prevent water. The siding should be stored in a dry environment until you are ready for installation. Two fasteners are driven into each stud one near the top and one near the bottom. These deck screws have mini heads that are easily hidden.

Choose the 3 4 d trim for use with our 1 4 log sidings and the 4 4 d trim for 1 2 log sidings. We suggest starting your pioneer log siding at the bottom and working your way up. Furring strips may also be needed in some cases to flush out an end wall and provide a flat surface to install on. Don t forget windows doors need log trim too.

Start at the bottom and work your way up the wall. On the interior do the same but for corners rip your own 2 x 2 vertical boards. These trims are cut and installed prior to the log siding application. In most cases window and door trim is installed first and j blocks if applicable.

If exterior storage is necessary be sure to cover the siding with plastic and keep the siding off the ground. Be sure to use exterior galvanized nails or 2 coated deck screws to install the log siding. The installation of meadow valley log siding requires a few simple tools. You will need to install j channel for around all your windows and doors before starting your siding it will make the installation of the steel siding much easier.

Snap lines with a chalk line or use a story pole to ensure your log siding stays level and evenly spaced. A tape measure circular or miter saw a chalk line a square and a hammer. Always start with the tongue up. Modulog siding must be fastened through the face of the log at the top and bottom of each piece.

The log siding boards are attached individually one row at a time working from the bottom up. Our versatile log siding trim is shaped like a d for a full log look. Make sure you have the j channel behind the start and the j channel is flush with the top of the door or window. Mark your measurement on the j channel cut it and install it.