Can you screw feather edge cladding?

The choice is yours. The rails can be screwed into the posts through the sides and supporting brackets can be used to give extra strength. 3 inch number 8 screws are usually needed for this, all timber should be treated. The first feather edge board can then be fixed on the outside of your fence.

What is the best feather edge cladding?

British Douglas Fir Feather Edge Cladding is one of the most cost effective ways to clad a building in timber. British Larch Feather Edge is also extremely cost-effective. It has a warm, pale, orange colour and attractive grain and knots.

Do you nail through both feather edge boards?

We recommend that each board is fixed once with a nail located 10mm above the upper edge of the previous board. Some suppliers advise using two nails per board, but this does not allow for shrinkage of the board and can result in splitting.

How much do you overlap feather edge?

Overlap Consistently For boards less than 150mm wide an overlap of 40mm is ideal, but for boards wider than 150mm, 50mm overlap is recommended.

How much should I overlap feather edge cladding?

The overlapping of the feather edge cladding is very important and must be kept consistent. For boards less than 150mm wide an overlap of 40mm is ideal, but for boards wider than 150mm, 50mm overlap is recommended.

Is feather edge waterproof?

like how important it is that it is 100% watertight (given that it’s only a gazebo), where the prevailing winds come from, how broad your featherboards are, etc. but you could just try it and see.

How much should feather edge boards overlap?

Do you have to overlap feather edge boards?

Overlap Consistently The overlapping of the feather edge cladding is very important and must be kept consistent. For boards less than 150mm wide an overlap of 40mm is ideal, but for boards wider than 150mm, 50mm overlap is recommended.

Which way round do feather edge boards go?

Once the posts are set, you can hammer the nails in fitting the boards without compromising the fit of the posts. Nail the Featheredge Boards in place, first nail in place the 1st two boards at either end, both facing inwards (narrow edge facing inwards).

How far apart should feather edge posts be?

With featheredge fencing, there are 3 generic distances between posts, 1.8M, 2.7M and 3.0M.