Making Shiplap Siding

I did cedar siding for my whole house like this.

Making shiplap siding.

Use a level to ensure planks are installed horizontally on wall making sure to secure planks to wall studs. Tighten the chuck firmly to secure the bit. Shiplap wall supplies step 1. Place a piece of planking face.

Almost any 1x material nominal 3 4 is a good choice. Mini crafts sticks and wooden ice pop sticks both work well as spacers. You can use select grade for a super smooth look or common grade boards pine cedar really any type of solid wood that suites your needs. While it is often popular outside it can also be installed inside houses.

To keep the cost down we used luan plywood. Shiplap is a type of siding that is cut in specific way so that the different boards join easily together to create a relatively tight seal between them. Using this table saw and dado blade setup you can cut duplicate rabbets on any size lumber to create trendy customizable decorative shiplap siding. How to make shiplap siding 1.

With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. For standard 3 4 inch planking. I lapped mine about an inch but it was exterior interior only needs enough to cover the shrinkage gap. Two jigs per set.

It s called shiplap and i used a shaper to do it. Begin shiplap installation place your first plank on the wall starting at the baseboard and working your way up to the ceiling. It is usually made out of wood but it also comes in other materials such as vinyl and fiber cement. Getting the table saw ready.

Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles. Depending on the final look you want there are a ton of wood options you can use to make shiplap. The crucial dimensions are the depth and width of your rabbets. With the right tools it s easy and efficient to make your own shiplap siding.

Note you can also have the wood cut at your local lumber store. The depth of the rabbets should be exactly half the thickness of your lumber. We cut the plywood into 8 inch wide pieces. Adjust the depth of the bit to slightly more than half the thickness of the planking.