Siding - Page 24 of 26

Q: Fine Homebuilding has featured many houses over the years with decorative patterns woven into the shingle courses. One such example with a diamond pattern appears in issue #105 on p.…

I've seen a number of tips for cutting outside corners on shingled walls, but none is as simple or foolproof as the method shown in the drawing. As illustrated, I…

How a seasoned crew uses a story pole and an efficient work sequence to install this traditional siding.

Q: I bought some oil-based paint a few years ago and never used it. Now, having sandblasted my siding, I’d like to use an all-acrylic paint instead because it’s supposed…

Q: Our 90-year-old balloon-frame house has 3/4-in. interlocking bevel siding with a tongue on the top of each board fitting into a groove on the bottom of the board above. I need…

Woven corners are a good-looking and low-maintenance alternative to corner boards.

Q: I am re-siding our house, first removing layers of old siding to expose 1x10 Douglas-fir sheathing. I’d like to shear over the old 1x10 sheathing with plywood. Is this structurally…

A carpenter's tricks for accurately laying out, cutting and fitting the classic wood siding.

Q: Next year I’m building a house, and I plan to install board-and-batten siding. John Birchard’s article on this subject mentions an alternative method to provide nail backing for the boards: Instead…

The next time you're cutting clapboards that run from a vertical window or sidewall to a rake board, try this trick. Cut the roof angle on one end of five…