Clapboard Wood Siding Sizes

Estimating siding coverage area.

Clapboard wood siding sizes.

Estimate the number of boards needed for a project in a few simple steps. Apply sealant along the corner boards. Set your store to see local availability see similar items. Primed wood nickel gap ship lap siding and wall panel 6 pieces per box model bpafpss0106b 90 00 90 00.

Clapboard siding is installed horizontally and yields an attractive shadow line which varies with the thickness of siding selected. An inch above the siding s butt edge drive in one 7d nail into each stud. The more commonly used boards in new england are vertical grain boards. Sbc 16 in.

The most common size used x 6 is available as solid wood or finger joined both in primed and unprimed. Each square foot of stone veneer siding weight 8 12 lbs. Later the boards were radially sawn in a type of sawmill called a clapboard mill producing vertical grain clapboards. Bed clapboard ends into it leaving 1 16 inch space along the corner board.

The boards overlap each other and are only partially exposed to the elements to keep the building water tight. 3 6 5 4 kg. While calculating how many siding panels or sheets you need for a house always round to a bigger number and depending on house style and siding design add 10 12 for a waste. Bevel or lap engineered wood siding is a few times heavier.

Depending on the diameter of the log cuts are made from 4 1 2 to 6 1 2 inches 110 to 170 mm deep along the full length of the log. Cedar wood siding and hardie fiber board siding is commonly available in a clapboard or lap board style and is often sold by the 12 board. If clapboard isn t long enough to span a wall splice two together with a 45 degree scarf joint.