Installing Vinyl Cedar Shakes On Gable End

Installing vinyl cedar shakes on a gable to finish off the front gable of this brick ranch style house a vinyl product from crane performance siding was used that is made to resemble individually applied cedar shakes.

Installing vinyl cedar shakes on gable end. Nail vertical vinyl corners to the corners of the house making sure they are plumb. Snap the bottom of the first panel securely into the starter strip push the panel end in to the j channel use a. Snap on lineals installation. Certainteed guide to installing cedar impressions shingles and shakes.

Lhold a second piece of siding against the j channel at the slope of the gable. Lwhen installing gable ends make a pattern that duplicates the slope of the gable fig 12. Mark the slope with a pencil on the short piece of siding. 2 5 window and door casings installation.

Pop a level chalk line for the starter strip an inch or two above the bottom of the siding. The panels are exceptionally rigid and lock together tightly to provide a realistic appearance. Installing vinyl shake siding. Llock a short piece of siding into the gable starter course i e the last course before the gable starts.

Vinyl siding maintenance and repair. While cedar impressions individual 5 sawmill shingles install like real wood they eliminate many of the wood s trimming and finishing issues. Nail the starter strip to the siding aligning the top of the strip with the chalk line.