Hi people (especially those with building knowledge),
I am trying to finalize my siding details so I can order the timber and get the slab layed (size dependant on siding).
I am no building pro so excuse my ignorance.
It will be in a typhoon (hurricane / cyclone) area.
Vertical siding - "serenganbatu" hardwood (I think you call it "yellow Balau" )
Tools - hand tools except for impact driver and sliding miter saw.
Anyway What do you think about this detail at the corner?
shed 3D drawing corner detail for forum 2 dim.jpg
The corner piece will be an order made piece so I can order what I want but I am unsure of what might be best. And the bigger it goes then the more expensive. The siding company thinks a 40mm corner piece should be OK. BUt I have a few questions for you.
1. I will be using stainless screws to fix the siding. For the corner piece I have shown two screw, one on each side, to continue the screw line for appearances. But I am thinking that maybe only one will be enough. What do you think?
2. With 40mm corner piece it appears that the screws might be going into the end of the ply sheet or the interface between the ply and the frame. Will this be problem? I could skew the screw I know but if I skew it too much then it will look cr.. . Or could I increase the ply to 12mm?
3. what is a good edge distance for spacing the screws to fix the siding boards?
4. THe siding is T&G. But the corner piece is not. Is this OK to have the siding just butt up against the corner piece? (as far as weather proofing goes)
Show in the picture at "A" and "B" is that I have just butted the groove side of the siding up to the corner piece. And then (in my head) planed off the tongue of the adjoining piece and butted this up. Will there be any problem with rain with the butt joint and with leaving the groove there?
I can ask the company to just supply some boards with no groove or no tongue on one side for the corner boards. I don't think that would be difficult.
OR do I really need to have the T&G in the corner pieces too.? This could be expensive.
Thanks for any advice
Robert