Cedar Shingle Siding Installation Guide

For optimal performance and appearance and to benefit from all the advantages the maibec warranty has to offer maibec siding must be installed with great care.

Cedar shingle siding installation guide.

If using square edge trim leave the proper gap for caulking as recommended by the caulking manufacturer. Drive the heads flush with the wood but don t allow them to penetrate. To align the shingles tack a board temporarily to the roof or draw a straight chalk line. Factory stained white cedar individual shingles can only be installed to exterior wall surfaces.

Use two nails per shingle. With corner boards there is the choice of applying them next to the siding or over top of the siding as shown here. As in the above illustration at inside corners siding is frequently butted against a 2 x 2 trim strip. Be sure to install them with this side facing outward.

Fasten the panel with the specified siding nails 1 2 above each keyway and 1 2 to 1 from each panel edge. Install the felt paper with minimum 6 inch overlaps on vertical joints 2 inches on horizontal laps and 4 inches wrapped each way at inside and outside corners. Eastern white cedar shingles before installing your maibec shingles carefully read the installation guide completely to understand the correct steps and precautions to take to ensure. Lac e 2 34 2 cm nails from each edge of the shingle and 112 4 cm nails above the exposure.

It can also be butted against adjoining walls with a trim strip used to cover the joint. Leave shingle boxes on pallet. Always apply primer or stain end cuts. Attach the shingles with 1 inch roofing nails.

Storage store the shingle siding in an unheated dry and ventilated area. Shingles have one side that is smoother and more uniform than the other. Continue installing full panels using the specified fasteners nailing pattern and gapping instructions.