Cedar Siding Inside Corners

Available smooth or hewn.

Cedar siding inside corners.

Use a square length of 5 4 stock at inside corners with a spline underneath. Always apply primer or stain end cuts. It can also be butted against adjoining walls with a trim strip used to cover the joint. Always apply primer or stain end cuts.

For inside corners i like to start at the corner itself and work the row outward from there. Air dried 5 x 5 also available for 4 1 2 x 9 half log siding. Blend traditional lap siding seamlessly around every bend with vinyl carpentry corner systems or with cedar impressions shakes and shingles with matching inside and outside mitered corners. With corner boards there is the choice of applying them next to the siding or over top of the siding as shown here.

Kiln dried pine or air dried western red cedar. As in the above illustration at inside corners siding is frequently butted against a 2 x 2 trim strip. It can also be butted against adjoining walls with a trim strip used to cover the joint. Use a felt paper spline wrapped around the corner and extending 6 inches beyond the corner board to protect the joints where the siding meets the corner boards see figure 1 5 at left.

This saves time because i can use whatever random sized shingle i want to start with. 2 1 4 x 2 1 4 or 3 x 3 square inside corner. As in the above illustration at inside corners siding is frequently butted against a 2 x 2 trim strip. 8 10 12 lengths.

It s important to note that working toward the inside corner means the last shingle in the row will likely need a precision size width cut as well as a scribe cut.