Rough cut or rough sawn lumber is great material to use for a large variety of projects including board and batten siding as well as for garden and storage sheds.
Using rough sawn lumber for siding.
Using rough cut lumber as a siding material can be an affordable way to side a building.
Sealing the lumber helps preserve it and protects it against the weather although the sun may discolor unpainted rough cut lumber even if it has a coat of sealer on it.
This siding consists of rough cut pine lumber.
How to make siding from rough sawn lumber understanding rough lumber.
It will look like nice siding.
Usually a 1 8 1 x10 or 1 x12 board is placed with a 1 x 3 or 1 2 batten on top.
That was 25 years ago.
Here s just one of our sheds we made using our own rough cut lumber.
Cut the siding 1 thick and corner boards 2 thick.
I did my house in green white oak like this 10 years ago and i still haven t stained it.
We also put stain on the cuts that were made to seal the ends of the boards.
Rough cut wood isn t as easy to paint as a smooth flat surface but it s not an overwhelming task.
Hardwood lumberyards sell rough sawn lumber in various thicknesses.
Thicker than your final dimension in order to account for the material that will be removed by the jointer and planer.
This story originally appeared in american woodworker magazine october 2001 issue 89.
Just put battens over them.
We found that using a semi transparent stain worked well.
Tips for buying and using rough lumber.
The thinnest rough cut boards labeled 4 4 and called four quarter are 1 in.
Most yards label thicknesses in 1 4 in.
We installed the boards like clapboard siding.
Buy boards at least 1 4 in.
Working in the rough.
Applying sealer to rough cut lumber preserves wood.
Lumber in michigan we even have our own storage shed made from rough cut pine.
You need to use a few extra carpentry techniques to turn rough sawn lumber into attractive.
4 4 1 in 5 4 1 1 4 in 6 4 1 1 2 in etc.
We used rough cut hemlock for siding on our home.
Rough lumber thicknesses are measured in 1 4 in.
You could also go horizontal with 7 boards lap them over each other 2 for an exposure of 5.
The boards are fastened on the exterior with the batten strips covering the area where the two boards meet.
Tips on how to paint rough cut exterior wood.
The fundamental step in transforming a tree trunk into usable lumber involves a large saw.
