How To Install Clapboard Siding This Old House

A brief overview on installing real wood siding.

How to install clapboard siding this old house. After notching the siding to fit around the bottom of the window apply sealant under and around the windowsill. How to install lp smartside trim siding part 2 pro2pro. Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place. This past summer my dad started installing clapboard on the back of the house which led me to a new project.

In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. Just to clarify a point i m only back priming the siding on the first 4 or 5 courses since these are the on. The siding acts as a filler strip. Specifically he shows every step in how to remove old.

Recorded live from the jobsite of our 2019 idea house in new canaan connecticut this old house host kevin o connor meets up with lead carpenter gordon jacobsen of karp associates to install a building material called lp smartside trim siding. And repeat for each subsequent course. Here s how i did it. Set the fiber cement clapboard siding into place raise it inch above the z channel flashing then nail the siding to the wall studs with 1 inch roofing nails.

See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. Run a vertical bead of caulk along both ends of the clapboard siding. This old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding.

Following his steps and being patient throughout the process helped me accomplish great results. If more than one clapboard is needed to span a wall snap a chalk line between the marks on the corner boards on top of the course being overlapped. Nail the clapboard to the studs.