Cedar Shake Siding Spacing

The cedar shake and shingle bureau recommends installation over type 30 asphalt felt underlayment for red cedar shingles and shakes.

Cedar shake siding spacing.

Cedar shake siding and cedar shingle siding is the look most buyers crave when they consider real wood siding. Cedar even butt shingle siding panel 8 pack model css1c7ekxx. Wall construction like all siding materials western red cedar performs best when installed properly on a suitable frame. White wood siding shake wood siding eastern cedar lumber 3 8 osb 4x9.

Cedar impressions shake and shingle siding is available in several styles and features the most authentic wood look in the industry truetexture. Install the felt paper with minimum 6 inch overlaps on vertical joints 2 inches on horizontal laps and 4 inches wrapped each way at inside and outside corners. On this old house norm was siding a shed with white cedar shakes i belive and he actually planed them with a hand plane so as to be tighter. Cape cod gray eastern white cedar shingle siding 25 sq.

Item 156083 model 0810300. Cedar shakes and shingles. Solid sheathing is recommended for shakes and may be required in seismic regions or under treated shakes and shingles. Shakes and shingles can be used to cover the entire exterior or be installed in gables and other areas to complement wood or stone siding.

Box 10 model ehd0810394 128 67 box. But i ve also seen and installed shakes tight that have not had that problem. Cedar shake is also thicker than shingle siding ranging from 1 2 to 3 4 or greater at the butt end while wooden shingles range from about 3 8 to 1 2. Cedar siding should be securely nailed to framing members.

View products northwoods vinyl shakes. Solid sheathing is used in areas with wind driven snow. Spaced sheathing is usually 1 x 4 or 1 x 6 softwood boards and shall not be less than 1 x 4 boards. Shakes and shingles may be applied over spaced sheathing.

Eastern white cedar untreated wood siding shingles.