How To Nail Exterior Barn Wood Siding

Writing to fine homebuilding s breaktime forum wenws is looking for some advice on the best way to finish the board and batten siding for his new house.

How to nail exterior barn wood siding.

Battens which he says he ll finish with a high quality stain. Figure 3 shows the right and wrong ways to fasten down the boards. Two or more nails will cause the board to split as it dries and shrinks. 8d nails which are 2 1 2 inches long are suitable for most siding materials.

Use 6d box siding or casing nails for nominal 1 2 inch plywood siding nailed directly to studs. His plans call for 9 1 2 in. Here are four methods to do the job right. Horizontal siding should be nailed to studs at 24 o c.

Typical nails for one inch thick siding are 2 1 2 long and 3 to 3 1 2 long for battens. Plywood building siding nailing pattern nail spacing guide. There are many ways to nail board and batten siding. Maximum when applied over solid sheathing and.

Nail length ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud. Plywood siding is often nailed directly to studs or through an insulating sheathing and serves as a structural sheathing as well as the exterior finish. For nail spacings see table 1 4 below. It isn t always possible to nail.

Remember to add length for any material like furring strips or rain screen mat between the siding and sheathing. Vertical siding should be nailed to blocking or other wood framing members not over 36 on center when face nailed and 32 on center when blind nailed. The flathead siding nail most commonly used is driven flush with the face of the siding and the head covered later with paint. Penetration into a solid wood base is 1 1 2 1 1 4 with ring shank nails.

The small head finishing nail is set driven with a nail set about 1 16thinch below the face of the siding and the hole is filled with putty after the prime coat of paint is applied.