It is a series of wedge shaped strips of overlapping wood that shed water very efficiently and can last for a century or more.
Diy clapboard siding.
First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1.
Nail the clapboard to the studs.
We used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards.
Before the siding can go up 1x4 starter strips of treated lumber should be nailed to the sill where the lower most course of siding will go up image 2.
After notching the siding to fit around the bottom of the window apply sealant under and around the windowsill.
Carefully slide the notched piece of siding into place.
Clapboard is a very simple and ingenious invention.
They have less tendency to warp and swell.
In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house.
I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo.
The scale of your dollhouse matters when selecting materials to make clapboard siding for your dollhouse.
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.