jameshants
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I'm in the process of re-cladding the front of my workshop which had decayed over time due to poor maintenance by the previous owner. I've picked up some British cedar tongue and groove cladding around 140mm wide to be attached vertically. The underlying framing is 4x2 treated timber with 12mm OSB sheathing covered in Tyvek house wrap. I don't want the cladding protruding any more than I have to so I was going to use:
19x38 vertical counterbattens
38x50 horizontal battens
20mm PTGV cladding
I'm going to use 50mm stainless ring shank nails put in by hand for the cladding, but I have a few questions about the rest of it and wondered if someone could advise:
1. What nails or screws should I use for the counterbattens and battens to attach to the frame? I have a first fix nail gun that I was going to use for the battens and counter battens with smooth galvanised 90mm or should I go for something else (ring shank nails, screws, etc, which I would need to buy)?
2. Should I allow for expansion when putting the PTGV boards side-by-side. If so, would 2mm be OK for cedar?
3. Should I use 1 or 2 nails per board per batten? I was going to use 2 for this width board.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, James.
19x38 vertical counterbattens
38x50 horizontal battens
20mm PTGV cladding
I'm going to use 50mm stainless ring shank nails put in by hand for the cladding, but I have a few questions about the rest of it and wondered if someone could advise:
1. What nails or screws should I use for the counterbattens and battens to attach to the frame? I have a first fix nail gun that I was going to use for the battens and counter battens with smooth galvanised 90mm or should I go for something else (ring shank nails, screws, etc, which I would need to buy)?
2. Should I allow for expansion when putting the PTGV boards side-by-side. If so, would 2mm be OK for cedar?
3. Should I use 1 or 2 nails per board per batten? I was going to use 2 for this width board.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, James.