How To Install Truwood Shake Siding

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How to install truwood shake siding.

Make sure to prime and paint all exposed cut edges. Installing vinyl shake siding. With a legacy of excellence and products engineered to endure truwood leads the way in beautiful sustainable durable trim and siding. Truwood designer shake 1 2 in lap siding offers irresistible style authentic real wood appearance and numerous design options at significant savings over cedar.

Truwood cedar shake 7 16 in and 1 2 in lap siding. The self aligning feature makes installation fast and easy. Edge of the first course of siding must overlap the starter strip at least 1 in. Up from the drip edge.

Manufactured by collins a family owned business since 1855 truwood siding and trim is a high quality engineered wood product designed to withstand the test of time. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. No defects hassles or high costs. Make sure that drip edge nails penetrate both.

Whether you are a professional builder or a do it yourselfer truwood siding delivers style and impact to all your building projects. Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding. Ecoguard zinc borate process resists mildew rot and termite damage. Start by ripping 1 1 2 or more inches off the top edge of the siding.

Align starter strip with the bottom edge of the sill plate. Our cedar shake lap siding offers tru character tru wood appeal and smooth uniform paint application. What you will find. Place nails 5 8 in.

With truwood you can give it a tru personality. The indentations profile cut outs of the bottom edge of each successive course of siding must overlap the siding below at least 1 in. The distinctive look of hand split cedar shakes with a beautiful finished appearance that lasts. The bottom portions of the ripped siding may be used for the top courses.

The look of cedar siding without the checks or cracks that can detract from a project.