Using Rough Sawn Lumber For Siding

Tips on how to paint rough cut exterior wood.

Using rough sawn lumber for siding. Just put battens over them. Tips for buying and using rough lumber. Cut the siding 1 thick and corner boards 2 thick. Sealing the lumber helps preserve it and protects it against the weather although the sun may discolor unpainted rough cut lumber even if it has a coat of sealer on it.

We stained the boards prior to installation on both sides that keeps the boards from cupping. We used rough cut hemlock for siding on our home. The fundamental step in transforming a tree trunk into usable lumber involves a large saw. Buy boards at least 1 4 in.

This story originally appeared in american woodworker magazine october 2001 issue 89. It will look like nice siding. The key to making the job manageable and getting a. We installed the boards like clapboard siding.

The thinnest rough cut boards labeled 4 4 and called four quarter are 1 in. Applying sealer to rough cut lumber preserves wood. That was 25 years ago. You need to use a few extra carpentry techniques to turn rough sawn lumber into attractive.

Rough lumber thicknesses are measured in 1 4 in. Make sure you put up corner boards to cover the edges. Using rough cut lumber as a siding material can be an affordable way to side a building. How to make siding from rough sawn lumber understanding rough lumber.

I did my house in green white oak like this 10 years ago and i still haven t stained it. Usually a 1 8 1 x10 or 1 x12 board is placed with a 1 x 3 or 1 2 batten on top. The boards are fastened on the exterior with the batten strips covering the area where the two boards meet. Rough cut wood isn t as easy to paint as a smooth flat surface but it s not an overwhelming task.

Hardwood lumberyards sell rough sawn lumber in various thicknesses. This siding consists of rough cut pine lumber. Lumber in michigan we even have our own storage shed made from rough cut pine. Rough cut or rough sawn lumber is great material to use for a large variety of projects including board and batten siding as well as for garden and storage sheds.

Working in the rough. 4 4 1 in 5 4 1 1 4 in 6 4 1 1 2 in etc. We also put stain on the cuts that were made to seal the ends of the boards. Thicker than your final dimension in order to account for the material that will be removed by the jointer and planer.

Here s just one of our sheds we made using our own rough cut lumber.