How To Put Shingle Siding On A House

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How to put shingle siding on a house.

The roof makes up about 40 of the visible exterior of your home depending on the style of the house so choosing the right shingle colors and roofing materials means that when you make your choice you are also deciding on the type of first impression you want to make with your home and even bigger decisions like the resale value of the property. Choose a location for the fixture and run power to that location through the inside wall. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding. If you want to shingle the side of your house here is a good tip on how to keep each course perfectly straight.

Thisoldhouse asktoh subscribe to this old house. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth. New cedar shingle siding is going over the old as part of a lead abatement program but the contractor is using techniques that make the homeowner nervous. Define the bottom.

Tom silva shows the apprentices how to properly install wood shingles. Begin the installation by wrapping the house with a waterproof membrane either 15 to 30 pound felt or. Weave and cut the valley on the highest side of the roof. Learn how to properly install cedar shingle siding on an old house.

You want to lay the shingles from the bottom to the top of the valley. Start by overlapping a starter from both sides of the valley at the bottom. What you need staple gun or hammer circular saw measuring tape surform tool block plane chalkline drill flat pry bar level story pole caulking gun utility knife t bevel tin snips ladders or scaffolding. The next one goes on the low side.

To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket. If the gasket doesn t seal properly against the siding on your house you can install a mounting block.