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Forgive my ignorance, I assume #4 is a lower grade shingle? And I should use a #1 for the exposed portion of the siding?
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Correct, I doubt the box stores will have #4's. Go to a real lumber yard and they will hook you up.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would guess it goes like this: attach a lower quality shake for the under course, then attach the exposed portion on top of the under course, with an additional 1-1.5" of shake extending down from the lower edge of the under course?
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Correct again, no more than a inch though.
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The total area I am residing is small, but it is also fully exposed, with no overhangs above...so I need to get it right. There will be I&W up the wall ~18 inches, and I will likely use 30 lb roofing felt as underlayment behind the siding, since I will have quite a bit laying around (unless that is a problem?).
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18” is a little overkill, 6” is plenty. The main thing with the zero overhang is to pry out the fascia a bit and tuck your felt up under it, even if it’s only an inch. You want to make sure that if any water breaches the siding the only place it has to go is down the felt, over the flashing and onto the roof.
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