How To Put Shingle Siding On A House

Tom silva shows the apprentices how to properly install wood shingles.

How to put shingle siding on a house.

Start by overlapping a starter from both sides of the valley at the bottom. Weave and cut the valley on the highest side of the roof. Define the bottom. Begin the installation by wrapping the house with a waterproof membrane either 15 to 30 pound felt or.

To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket. Learn how to properly install cedar shingle siding on an old house. If the gasket doesn t seal properly against the siding on your house you can install a mounting block. How to install cedar shingle siding step 1.

Choose a location for the fixture and run power to that location through the inside wall. Install the windows and door jambs so you can trim the doors windows and corners of the house with wood trim. You want to lay the shingles from the bottom to the top of the valley. Is the contractor wrong to use this method.

Then your first shingle goes on the side you are going to cut. What you need staple gun or hammer circular saw measuring tape surform tool block plane chalkline drill flat pry bar level story pole caulking gun utility knife t bevel tin snips ladders or scaffolding. New cedar shingle siding is going over the old as part of a lead abatement program but the contractor is using techniques that make the homeowner nervous. The roof makes up about 40 of the visible exterior of your home depending on the style of the house so choosing the right shingle colors and roofing materials means that when you make your choice you are also deciding on the type of first impression you want to make with your home and even bigger decisions like the resale value of the property.

If you want to shingle the side of your house here is a good tip on how to keep each course perfectly straight. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding.