Spacing For Cedar Shake Siding

Cedar shakes and shingles styles.

Spacing for cedar shake siding.

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. How much spacing should be left between the vertical wall or skylight flashing and the cedar shakes or shingles. The natural oils in cedar make it resistant to mold and its open cell structure makes it flexible and resistant to cracking. Cape cod gray eastern white cedar shingle siding 25 sq.

Boards used for clapboard siding have a uniform thickness and they are overlapped to leave no exposed gaps. A full seal is important because any space that is missing sealant is more susceptible to water damage and chemical bleeding. Choose from two large profiles 7 and 10 for attractive curb appeal on whole house or accent applications. Box model ehd0810394 128 67 box 128 67 box free delivery.

Boards are cut to various lengths from 8 to 14. Cedar shingle siding can give a home old world charm but that isn t the only reason to install it. Shakes are more irregular and don t lay as flat when installed. The most common thicknesses of beveled siding are 1 2 5 8 11 16 3 4 and 7 8.

Board width options are 4 6 8 10 and 12. Certainteed offers a cedar shake style siding in our cedar impressions polymer siding and northwoods product lines the most realistic of polymer shakes and shingles certainteed s cedar impressions employs a process called truetexture in which real cedar shake boards are used to transfer their exact textures to the cedar shake siding product. Walls skylights and windows that are flashed with metal should be closed. For best results seal before applying the siding to the wall.

But i ve also seen and installed shakes tight that have not had that problem. Wood shingles are more precisely milled than shake siding. Set your store to see local. The cell structure also creates a cushion of air inside each shingle that helps to insulate your house.

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. Heating stacks require 1 space.