Installing Log Siding Around Windows

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Installing log siding around windows.

Lock the notched. Finish the siding with trim molding typically 1 by 4 inch boards around doors and windows and on corners. Install the siding a mark the cuts for siding under the window. Sheathed with plywood or osb and wrapped with house wrap or tar paper prior to log siding installation.

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. C install the notched siding. Like other siding a quality house wrap is recommended for the home prior to installation. Measure the distance from the inside top of the j channel to the locking tab of the course below and subtract 1 4.

Every installation should begin with the edges including the windows doors inside corners and the top and bottom of the walls. The log siding boards are attached individually one row at a time working from the bottom up. 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. The siding should be stored in a dry environment until you are ready for installation.

This will speed up installation and help prevent water. Cutting and installing the siding 1. When you get to a window you will need to cut sections from the panels directly above and below it to fit. If desired you can install foam board insulation prior to putting up the siding.

Then use the utility knife to. B cut the siding to fit under windows. 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. 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.

Always start with the tongue up. Place the piece of siding to be installed under the window along the bottom edge and hold it where it will be located. Use the snips to cut through the nailing hem. Install siding around windows.

Place the siding that has to be notched under the window.