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I'm doing my first cedar shingling project on the sidewalls of my house. I'm using eastern white cedar 16". I noticed that almost all shingles have one side that is convex across the grain and one side concave. I've also noticed when sighting down the long edge of the shingle many of them also...

I'm doing my first cedar shingling project on the sidewalls of my house. I'm using eastern white cedar 16". I noticed that almost all shingles have one side that is convex across the grain and one side concave. I've also noticed when sighting down the long edge of the shingle many of them...

I'm about to begin nailing new cedar shingles to my exterior walls using white cedar shingles. I've worked out the optimal exposure to be 5 1/2". This results in full 5 1/2" courses snugging up nicely against the bottom of my windows. It does not work out as perfectly for the top edge of the...

Hi there, It's almost go time... and I'm getting nervous. This is a new construction that has been at lockup for a year. I'm finally ready to install the 2100sqft of 8" channel/lap red cedar this week. Can I ask a few questions? Who here thinks the end of every siding piece that is cut needs...

I have a 20 year old home with brick lower level and cedar siding and trim on the upper level. It has probably been "painted" 4 times over the years and I have always used a solid stain. I am tempted to use paint this time around since I think paint would last longer and I am not sure what the...

We are replacing cedar shingle siding on our 1920s craftsman in southern california. As the shingles are coming off I am noticing that there are quite a few holes in the old and somewhat brittle tar paper felt wrap underneath. However all the paper has skip sheathing nailed over it. What is...

I've been working on and off removing stain from my mother's cedar sided house. Mostly off. Last time I was there I spent a lot of time and a lot of EFC-38 removing stain and mold/mildew from the shed. Since then, someone decided to spray the cleaner on the mold in the front of the house in...

My first post. I will try to keep this short and succinct. I had insect damage to a portion of my western red cedar clapboard siding and began repairs by replacing the old with new siding on that section (after dealing with the pests first which is another discussion). I knew nothing about...

I bought a "ranchette" property recently, The main house is on a concrete slab, and has cedar siding. It was built in 1975, and by the looks of it, its the original finish. Its very faded in some areas. It has some unknown sort of reddish-brown stain on it. The bottom of the siding in a number...