Place the last nail on each stud within 1 inch of the siding s edge.
Nailing pattern for wood siding.
When designing with wood in mind it is important to account for how naturally occurring expansion and contraction will affect the appearance of the wood siding pattern.
Nail length ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud.
It isn t always possible to nail.
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Drive the first nail into the center of the siding and work toward the top and bottom edges.
For nail spacings see table 1 4 below.
Use 6d box siding or casing nails for nominal 1 2 inch plywood siding nailed directly to studs.
The problem should be easy to diagnose.
Plywood building siding nailing pattern nail spacing guide.
Simply go outside grab the lower edges of a siding course and try to slide it back and forth photo 1.
8d nails which are 2 1 2 inches long are suitable for most siding materials.
For this reason manufacturers design it to hang loosely on the nails rather than to be tightly nailed like wood siding.