How To Install Log Siding Trim

Log siding installation instructions.

How to install log siding trim.

Modulog siding must be fastened through the face of the log at the top and bottom of each piece. Our versatile log siding trim is shaped like a d for a full log look. Start at the bottom and work your way up the wall. Decide on how wide you want your chinking spaces.

Sheathed with plywood or osb and wrapped with house wrap or tar paper prior to log siding installation. Snap lines with a chalk line or use a story pole to ensure your log siding stays level and evenly spaced. The log siding boards are attached individually one row at a time working from the bottom up. Make sure you have the j channel behind the start and the j channel is flush with the top of the door or window.

On the interior do the same but for corners rip your own 2 x 2 vertical boards. 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. Mark your measurement on the j channel cut it and install it. Don t forget windows doors need log trim too.

Two fasteners are driven into each stud one near the top and one near the bottom. Furring strips may also be needed in some cases to flush out an end wall and provide a flat surface to install on. Always start with the tongue up. Achieving a full log look without the expense is easy with the right trim and corners.

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. We suggest starting your pioneer log siding at the bottom and working your way up. These trims are cut and installed prior to the log siding application.

The siding should be stored in a dry environment until you are ready for installation. This will speed up installation and help prevent water. Use a transparent or matching caulking around them. The installation of meadow valley log siding requires a few simple tools.

In most cases window and door trim is installed first and j blocks if applicable. These deck screws have mini heads that are easily hidden. We offer a variety of trim and corners to match quarter log half log and full log siding installations. 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.