Installing Log Siding Corners

In this video he uses white cedar half log sidi.

Installing log siding corners. Each piece of our false corners is milled from high quality eastern white pine. Be sure to use exterior galvanized nails or 2 coated deck screws to install the log siding. Snap lines with a chalk line or use a story pole to ensure your log siding stays level and evenly spaced. Achieving a full log look without the expense is easy with the right trim and corners.

These deck screws have mini heads that are easily hidden. A few minutes of instruction and you ll be an expert and your project won t look like siding. Install log siding. Attach the log sidings to your studs using the 3 inch lag screws.

New log home construction. The vertical log corners are easily secured with oly log fasteners thru the face of the corner into the stud wall behind. Log siding can be easy to install with the right tools. Corner and d trim pieces should be installed before the siding.

We carry dovetail saddle notch as well as butt and pass false corner designs. Peter green owner of northern log supply demonstrates how to install log siding with saddle notch corners. Butt n pass authentic log look custom made to coordinate with any of our log siding styles in pine or cedar and in a smooth or hand hewn finish. We have the installation manual for the original log home corner on pdf and video for the newer log corner.

All of our log siding corners are compatible with each style and profile of log siding that we offer. We offer a variety of trim and corners to match quarter log half log and full log siding installations. These log cabin corners are available in smooth or hand hewn surface to match your siding selection. Vertical log 6 and 8 diameter vertical log corners are easy to install and an inexpensive option for a real log look.

By installing the corners and trim prior to the siding you will significantly decrease the overall installation time. We have butt n pass log corners saddle notch corners and various sizes of vertical log siding corners for our half and quarter log siding. Leave a inch space between the floor and the log siding as well as the ceiling and the log siding. Available in a smooth or hand hewn finish.

Our versatile log siding trim is shaped like a d for a full log look. We also carry a large selection of matching log siding including d log siding. New construction is a piece of cake. Don t forget windows doors need log trim too.

Follow the manufacturer s instructions on how to cut and install the corner log sidings. False corners give homes constructed with log siding the same rustic look as traditionally built log homes. Start at the bottom and work your way up the wall.