Installing Log Siding Around Windows

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Installing log siding around windows.

Matching j channel l board and other. The siding should be stored in a dry environment until you are ready for installation. C install the notched siding. Use the snips to cut through the nailing hem.

If exterior storage is necessary be sure to cover the siding with plastic and keep the siding off the ground. Lock the notched. When you get to a window you will need to cut sections from the panels directly above and below it to fit. Every installation should begin with the edges including the windows doors inside corners and the top and bottom of the walls.

Like other siding a quality house wrap is recommended for the home prior to installation. Place the piece of siding to be installed under the window along the bottom edge and hold it where it will be located. We are the nations leader in log siding knotty pine paneling and log home products our products are superior because of our wood quality tongue n groove design and end. Finish the siding with trim molding typically 1 by 4 inch boards around doors and windows and on corners.

Sheathed with plywood or osb and wrapped with house wrap or tar paper prior to log siding installation. Install the siding a mark the cuts for siding under the window. Cutting and installing the siding 1. This will speed up installation and help prevent water.

B cut the siding to fit under windows. Place the siding that has to be notched under the window. This meant our new windows would have trim that was much wider than our old windows making it necessary to cut away a bit of our siding to sit flush with the. Measure the distance from the inside top of the j channel to the locking tab of the course below and subtract 1 4.

Then use the utility knife to. Measure the width of the piece you need to cut by holding the length of siding against the window and marking the edge points on the panel with a pencil. Install siding around windows. Always start with the tongue up.

Because we couldn t simply lift up the siding around our windows we had to work with renovation windows which mount from the outside rather than with a nail fin under the siding.