Drop Siding Fastened Horizontal Rows

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Drop siding fastened horizontal rows.

Grooved boards laid to look like a shed or barn layout. James hardie hardiepanel sierra 8 cedarmill vertical siding james hardie hardiepanel sierra 8 cedarmill vertical siding is a fiber cement siding designed to mimic the look of real wood siding with less maintenance better wear and a long life. In colonial north america eastern white pine was the most common material. Wood siding can also be made of naturally rot resistant woods such as redwood or cedar.

Wood siding in overlapping horizontal rows or courses is called clapboard weatherboard british english or bevel siding which is made with beveled boards thin at the top edge and thick at the butt. Drop channel siding can be special ordered in prefinished grades of whichever wood is desired. It requires the same maintenance of any other wood siding with periodic power washing and painting or sealing. However the panels should not be under vertical tension or compression when they are fastened.

There are many types of horizontal joints through which siding is fastened to the wall frame including a plain bevel a rabbeted bevel a v shiplap a cove shiplap and tongue and groove. Check every fifth or sixth course for horizontal alignment fig. Siding is applied in overlapping horizontal boards ranging from 4 to 12 inches in width including an overlap of to 2 inches. Rough hewn knotty pine is often milled into drop channel siding and valued for its rustic appearance.

Panel locks should be fully engaged.