Nailing Beveled Wood Siding

Slim sturdy shank and special blunt point virtually eliminate splits.

Nailing beveled wood siding.

Bevel siding is most often found is widths of 6 and 8 though it is not uncommon to find examples with 10 or 12 wide boards. Manufacturers recommend nailing modern resawn bevel siding through a single board to allow for wood movement at left. Our beveled wood siding nails are specifically designed for split prone woods. Nail length ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud.

Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 4 inch penetration into solid wood using one nail per piece spaced at a maximum of 24 inches on center. When plywood or wood sheathing or spaced wood nailing strips are used on nonwood sheathing sevenpenny or eightpenny nails 2 1 4 and 2 1 2 in. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces. It isn t always possible to nail.

Checkered head helps to hold paint or stain. Long may be used for 3 4 inch thick siding. It is a very good value compared with more expensive alternatives. Siding should be nailed to each stud or on 16 inch centers.

Drive nails through the bottom of the board about 1. Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this publication. Bevel siding and bungalow siding are 20th century versions that are generally resawn from boards producing random grain to obtain widths of 8 and more. Bevel wood siding pattern bevel cedar siding stained racked to dry cedar bevel unit ready for delivery bevel siding is lumber board resawn at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other with a thick butt and a thin upper edge lapped to shed water.

Bevel siding overlaps the course below it by an inch or more and is face nailed just like clapboards. Each succeeding course overlaps the upper edge of the lower course. New england bevel siding is made with premium grade eastern white pine. Fasten the plank with galvanized ring shank nails long enough to penetrate the siding sheathing and into the wall studs at least 1 1 4 inch.

This siding has been on homes in the north east since pilgrim times. Place nail just above the overlap.