First Course Of Bevel Siding

Each succeeding course overlaps the one below.

First course of bevel siding.

Join the clapboards with scarf joints as in step 3. Fasten bevel siding in place using one nail per bearing or stud spaced a maximum of 24 inches on center. One edge has a thick butt while the other edge is thinner. Nail the clapboard to the studs.

The dolly varden rabbeted bevel profile is an easier install while providing the same traditional bevel style and appearance. Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place. Step 8 siding beside windows photo by david carmack. Thinner at the top and wider near the lower more exposed part of the board.

Place the nail just above the overlap. Bevel wood siding provides rustic warmth for homes and log cabins. It is normally blocked out with a starting strip the same thickness as the top of the siding board see figure a. 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.

Each succeeding course overlaps the upper edge of the lower course. It is lumber that has been resawn at an angle resulting in two pieces. Siding should be nailed to each stud or on 16 inch centers. Clapboards have a triangular cut.

The manufacturing process results in pieces with one face saw textured. For bevel siding this is a minimum of 1 inch. The number of board spaces between the soffit and bottom of the lowest piece of siding at the foundation should be such that the overlap is as per the table. With dolly varden siding you get the appearance of bevel and clapboard siding but the convenience of self spacing thanks to the rabbet at the bottom to accept the top of the preceding course.

Bevel siding also referred to as clapboard siding is a very popular wood siding product. They are lapped to shed water. On rabbeted bevel siding leave a 1 8 inch expansion clearance. Click here to read a short course on cladding part 2.

Make sure the first course is level. Start with the bottom course using a furring strip to support the lower edge. Western red cedar bevel siding is the most widely used siding type. It is produced by resaying lumber at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other.

Installing bevel siding clapboards spacing for the siding should be laid out beforehand. Siding may be installed starting with the bottom course. This is the first of a 2 part series. The most familiar type of wood siding is the clapboard a form of lap siding that s also called bevel siding.

When installed it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between dolly varden and bevel or clapboard siding.