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Thread: Weather Boards for shed
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29th October 2007, 10:12 PM #1
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Weather Boards for shed
i have finished the frame for my 2 x 1.6 m garden toolshed. It is made from 2" x 4" hardwood. I am planning to use treated pine fence palings as weatherboards.
How far should the boards overlap?
Are galvanised nails OK or should I use stainless? I assume Flat Head rather than bullet head?
Should I install a pine subframe to fix the weatherboards to? (I don't fancy pre-drilling the nail holes into the hardwood and since it is a post and beam type construction, I dont have any intermediate studs to nail to, just the corner posts)"If something is really worth doing, it is worth doing badly." - GK Chesterton
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8th November 2007, 04:11 PM #2
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Sorry Dion, I was scrolling through and noticed no-one had replied to you.
Overlap them a cm or so , use treated pine nails as everything else rots in the green stuff
I wouldnt go for a whole sub frame but a two vertical studs added in would give you some thing inside to hang shelves etc.on and stiffen up the boards.
I'm also a big fan of some form of diagonal brace and remember to ventilate and insulate.
hope this helps
Ian
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8th November 2007, 10:29 PM #3
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Thanks Ian - one wall up and 3 to go!
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11th November 2007, 07:39 PM #4
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I would be lapping them at least 25mm as they will shrink and you will have gaps everywhere.
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11th November 2007, 07:45 PM #5
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11th November 2007, 09:36 PM #6
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What % shrinkage should I expect across the grain in pine?
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12th November 2007, 09:31 AM #7
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12th November 2007, 09:54 PM #8
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That's a 1 in 12 shrinkage rate - so, my 100mm wide baords should not shrink more than about 8-9mm?
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