Cedar Shake Siding

smokinbakin

Does anyone with experience with this sort of stuff know how much of an 18" inch cedar shake panel should be exposed?
Thanks for the Help

Dave R

I think about 1/3 of the shake should be exposed.

watkins

This might be useful:

http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/article.asp?article_id=60506

Regards,
Bob

Daniel

It depends on if they are used for roofing or for siding, and if the later if they are single or double course.

For siding:

Length...........single course........double course
16 inch..........6 to 7-1/2"..........8 to 12"
18 inch..........6 to 8-1/2"..........9 to 14"
24 inch..........8 to 11-1/2".........12 to 20"

If your talking about pre-assembled strips, the manufacturer will have an exposure range, but typically a 18"x96" strip would have about 7-1/2" exposure.

For roofing, depends on the shake label (1, 2, or 3) and the roof slope.

smokinbakin

Thanks, this really helps.