Not a regular reader of this newsgroup, but I drop in once in a while...
I picked up some doug fir boards this week and want to use them for siding
on a shed I am building. The boards are 1" x 9" - 8'-9' in length. They were
previously part of a gymnasium bleacher. They have a bull nose - all around.
Of course, I will need to square off the end cuts, but I was wondering about
the bull nose on the edge of the clapboard that will show..
I imagine I can hang it just the way it is, but I can also plane down the
curved edge, or even run it through the table saw with an angle cut that
will be level when the siding is hung. Will this make a big difference in
how the siding looks? Not a critical issue, since it is a rustic setting,
but I thought I would ask for opinions, or experience.
Each board has six 3/8" holes where they were attached to metal bracing.
What is the best way to plug these holes? I saved the panhead bolts and was
thinking I could replace them before hanging the siding - countersinking the
nut in the back and then cutting the excess bolt off. I don't mind the look
of the bolt heads - this is a pretty rustic shed, out in the woods.
Eventually, maybe I'll paint the siding.
Any advice is appreciated,
Robert
Don't bother about the nose. Half of them won't show anyway.
I like to dip mine in oil stain before hanging. Plug with plugs cut from
the scraps and a little glue.
Wilson
"Robert Gray" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Not a regular reader of this newsgroup, but I drop in once in a while...
>
> I picked up some doug fir boards this week and want to use them for siding
> on a shed I am building. The boards are 1" x 9" - 8'-9' in length. They
were
> previously part of a gymnasium bleacher. They have a bull nose - all
around.
> Of course, I will need to square off the end cuts, but I was wondering
about
> the bull nose on the edge of the clapboard that will show..
>
> I imagine I can hang it just the way it is, but I can also plane down the
> curved edge, or even run it through the table saw with an angle cut that
> will be level when the siding is hung. Will this make a big difference in
> how the siding looks? Not a critical issue, since it is a rustic setting,
> but I thought I would ask for opinions, or experience.
>
> Each board has six 3/8" holes where they were attached to metal bracing.
> What is the best way to plug these holes? I saved the panhead bolts and
was
> thinking I could replace them before hanging the siding - countersinking
the
> nut in the back and then cutting the excess bolt off. I don't mind the
look
> of the bolt heads - this is a pretty rustic shed, out in the woods.
> Eventually, maybe I'll paint the siding.
>
> Any advice is appreciated,
> Robert
>
>