It will look like nice siding.
Using rough sawn lumber for siding.
Rough lumber thicknesses are measured in 1 4 in.
You need to use a few extra carpentry techniques to turn rough sawn lumber into attractive.
Usually a 1 8 1 x10 or 1 x12 board is placed with a 1 x 3 or 1 2 batten on top.
We also put stain on the cuts that were made to seal the ends of the boards.
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.
This siding consists of rough cut pine lumber.
Buy boards at least 1 4 in.
Cut the siding 1 thick and corner boards 2 thick.
Using rough cut lumber as a siding material can be an affordable way to side a building.
Make sure you put up corner boards to cover the edges.
The thinnest rough cut boards labeled 4 4 and called four quarter are 1 in.
We found that using a semi transparent stain worked well.
This story originally appeared in american woodworker magazine october 2001 issue 89.
I did my house in green white oak like this 10 years ago and i still haven t stained it.
The key to making the job manageable and getting a.
Applying sealer to rough cut lumber preserves wood.
Tips on how to paint rough cut exterior wood.
Thicker than your final dimension in order to account for the material that will be removed by the jointer and planer.
Tips for buying and using rough lumber.
Most yards label thicknesses in 1 4 in.
The fundamental step in transforming a tree trunk into usable lumber involves a large saw.
Working in the rough.
We installed the boards like clapboard siding.
We used rough cut hemlock for siding on our home.
Rough cut wood isn t as easy to paint as a smooth flat surface but it s not an overwhelming task.
Here s just one of our sheds we made using our own rough cut lumber.
That was 25 years ago.
We stained the boards prior to installation on both sides that keeps the boards from cupping.
You could also go horizontal with 7 boards lap them over each other 2 for an exposure of 5.
Just put battens over them.
How to make siding from rough sawn lumber understanding rough lumber.
The boards are fastened on the exterior with the batten strips covering the area where the two boards meet.
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.
