Need Fast And Efficient Method For Shingles

big builder

Hey everyone,

we don't do alot of cedar shingle siding. But this job is a big one with lots of dormers.

The look we want is no outside corner trims. I would like to have alternating butt joints on the outside corners. My guys have found it slow to tapter the shingles to match perfectly. I personally havn't done this way before. Is there a fast and efficeint method for cotting these to fit .

We are using urethane glue and pin nails to assemble.

Thanks for all the efforts!!

BB

neolitic

Sharp knife, block plane, and skill.
It ain't exactly production work.
Pin nails?
Where?

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easy sider

Run the corners first and then the walls.

Patrick

Yup, run between your corners. Install a left side, then scribe the right side to fit, install a right side, and scribe a left side to fit etc etc etc so on up the wall.

Fine homebuilding's siding and trim book has a good article on it. However they fail to discuss how to handle gable walls, and rooflines

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Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

neolitic

Still curious about the pin nailer?

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OCRS

I'm guessin' just to hold it 'till the glue sets.

neolitic

That's what I was afraid of,
sounds like bad medicine to me.

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Patrick

The glue is going to cause every one of the corner shingles to crack in my opinion. when nailed or stapled properly they should sit very tight. I think this guy is actually trying to miter the corner shingles

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Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

big builder

"This guy" was only exploring every avenue .....as I do with all our jobs.

We did not glue each corner ..... but I did consider it.

Tough job since we can't actually fit between the dormers.........seven in a row.