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s219
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- Dec 7, 2011
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- Virginia USA
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- Kubota L3200, Deere X380, Kubota RTV-X
Got a gutter on the rear edge of the roof earlier this week. I had planned for one downspout, but after doing the math for the roof area, I went back and bought a second downspout.
We're forecasted to get rain for the next 4 days, so I'll get to see how this works out.
Yesterday I framed up the front upper wall and installed blocking in various spots so that I could put siding up.
I got a start on the siding this morning, and got everything done except the center section of the front wall. I hope to get that finished between rain storms over the next couple days, then need to put battens on all the joints.
I nailed all the siding boards to the wall girts with 2.5" ring shank siding nails placed directly in the center of the board's width, to allow the edges to float as the wood shrinks. When I remembered, I oriented the grain so the board should crown instead of cup. The battens will do the final job of holding down the edges. I may use my framing nailer with 10D 3" ring shank nails for the battens, or maybe hand nail them. Some people also recommend using 3" deck screws. Need to think about the best option. The framing nailer would do a nice quick job but it's awful heavy and could be awkward while handling battens.
On the front wall, I let the siding on the gussets float above the center section. Joints were lined up above and below that character line, so the battens will also line up. I think this will give a nice look in the front, as opposed to having the siding all in the same plane.
We're forecasted to get rain for the next 4 days, so I'll get to see how this works out.
Yesterday I framed up the front upper wall and installed blocking in various spots so that I could put siding up.
I got a start on the siding this morning, and got everything done except the center section of the front wall. I hope to get that finished between rain storms over the next couple days, then need to put battens on all the joints.
I nailed all the siding boards to the wall girts with 2.5" ring shank siding nails placed directly in the center of the board's width, to allow the edges to float as the wood shrinks. When I remembered, I oriented the grain so the board should crown instead of cup. The battens will do the final job of holding down the edges. I may use my framing nailer with 10D 3" ring shank nails for the battens, or maybe hand nail them. Some people also recommend using 3" deck screws. Need to think about the best option. The framing nailer would do a nice quick job but it's awful heavy and could be awkward while handling battens.
On the front wall, I let the siding on the gussets float above the center section. Joints were lined up above and below that character line, so the battens will also line up. I think this will give a nice look in the front, as opposed to having the siding all in the same plane.
