I am about to install some 3/4 rough sawn oak live edge siding(horizontally of course) that’s about 90% air dried. It’s on a new cabin, studs 16”o.c. with 7/16” osb sheathing. Initial plan is for 3” round head air nails with predrilled hand drives at the ends. Quiz is – do we have to hit a stud each time or is the osb good for the nail base except for the obvious nailers around openings, etc? Seems like last time I did this i think we drilled each hole and used hand drives, think we didn’t worry about the stud hits. Owner is thrilled 7 years hence. Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Project is in n.c. Arkansas, everything else on my profile is suspect. Can’t seem to get that squared away.
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nail the siding into the studs.
'fraid you're right. Any other rational opinions? By the way that lame
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Edited 8/30/2008 9:41 pm ET by oldhand
A lot of guys around here hand-nail using oval-heads. I have found that 2½"x16-ga air-nail finishers will do fine.
But like Matt said, hit the studs. OSB doesn't hold nails worth dog-doodle.
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Off the wall question... Re the unibroue products that come in the big bottle (750 Ml I think) It says "refermented in bottle". Do the small bottles (4 pack here in US) have that or not? It seems they don't taste the same. Opinions? Thoughts?
Check to see if the bottle is labeled in both French and English. If so, it's the Canadian label and is likely from the same production runs as we get up here. (The neckband is usually the only label that has to change depending on various state deposit laws.)
Other than that, I'm guessing. My usual beer is Guinness. I don't buy much Unibroue as I'm not a big fan of high-octane beer and most of theirs are 7% or better. (I simply don't weigh enough to soak up 750ml of 7% or 8% brew without falling down on my way to bed....)
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O.K. I guess the vote is in for the studs. Somewhere in my wrinkled brain I had a notion that osb had been o.k.ed for nailing base. Hope versus common sense. I will use the 16 ga nailer in high likely to split spots like short pieces. At the overlap though a 2.5'' nail will just barely go through the osb. Thanks. Also I tried for the 200th time to fix my profile, it even has my member since date confused. Anyway if that "retired till" thing is still there at the end of this message........... Retired until my next job.
You can nail into the OASB. It doesn't hold as well as studs nailed into.
Sometimes on houses you have no choice. The most common area to nail into OSb is on gsble trusses. The problem is they space the studs 2' on center, hence to follow directions of nailing every 16" you have to use the OSB. I have never had a problem when doing that, but nail into studs wherever you possibly can!!!!!!!
I can buy all that. Often the corner boards prevent hitting studs there too. Iwas just trying to weasel out of having to pop lines on the house wrap, my helper is really spoiled at times. Thanks!Retired until my next job.
I use lines in both directions, it has worked out to be faster in the long run. If you are useing unskilled help, you don't have to worry as much>G<
I've done it both ways and either can be the right way but no doubt the 2 line thing is the most fool proof. This siding is true live edge so it's real hard to use the same coverage with each piece, a real pita to install at best but it looks great when complete and seem to be real durable. When well installed.....sigh.Retired until my next job.
Get a long piece of plaster bead (or maybe quarter round) and mark it off at 16" intervals. Lay it on top of the siding piece and nail off at each of the marks.
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Hmmmmmmmm..I just have to try that. Thanks.Retired until my next job.