2x8 Log Siding Installation
2x8 log siding description and installation manual.
2x8 log siding installation. 2x8 cedar log siding allows you to integrate the rustic charm of a log home with conventional frame construction. Cedar log siding is the perfect fit for your cabin or country home. Installation instructions for log siding here are some basic installation guidelines for our tongue n groove log siding. Precision milled solid.
Meadow valley features 9 styles of precision cut log siding. On the inside corners a 2x2 could be used nail the 2x2 into the corner first and then butt the log siding up to it make sure your 2x2 is kiln dried as well climatize the siding and all trims for the same amount of time quot climatize means getting your wood products into the rooms where you will be installing so it will adjust to the interior moisture and humidity in the air the wood trims. Meadow valley offers top quality log siding products in many different profiles and species to fit every budget and taste. Our 2x8 white pine d log siding is the most popular of the rounded log profiles that we carry due to the cost efficiency and ease of installation.
Click here to download it for free from adobe s site. Part 6 of 8 for how to install woodhaven log lumber log siding. It looks exactly like log but requires 75 less wood and will cost you at least 50 less than actual log construction. Also referred to as quarter log siding our solid wood 2x8 d log siding can be applied on any conventional frame construction while still achieving the rustic look and feel of a log home.
2 x8 tongue and groove log siding description recommended treatment and installation. The rest of the siding will only need to have one fastener. A conventionally framed house should be sheathed with plywood or osb and wrapped with house wrap or tar paper prior to log siding installation. 2x8 kiln dried white pine tongue groove t g log siding manufactured siding from live eastern white pine 2 grade or better with solid knots and character 3 surface finishes to choose from smooth weathered and hand hewn actual dimensions are 1 thick x 6 height.
For our tongue groove log siding profiles 2x8 2x10 start by nailing the first row approximately two inches from the bottom of the siding straight into the stud and a half inch from the top of the siding just below the tongue angled down at a 45 degree. Easy quick installation. Great for do it yourself projects. This will ensure the product is installed properly to give you an authentic log look.
Choose from spruce 2 x 6 or step up to the heavy 4 1 2 half log. If you re constructing new or remodeling a standard stick built home or cabin but favor the look of a log structure then log siding is the answer.