drying lap siding

[steve phillips]

howdy all
hope everyones doing good
how would you dry siding , dry the cant or the board

[Mark Wentzell]

This might help,

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,59188.0.html

[RMay]

I would nail it up green dry it on the wall .

[bugdust]

I would nail it up green dry it on the wall .

Ditto. I sawed white pine ¾"X7" and lapped 1", left to dry 1½ years and stained this summer. Looks great.

[WH_Conley]

I will have to side with the "nail it up green" side. Have done it green and dry, green works better.

As mentioned 1" lap, nail 1 1/2" from the edge, it can move as it dries.

[steve phillips]

to be honest when i built bandjos i used to stand them up vert. now this is what im thinking of doing the inside of shop with . all opions are welcomed    steve

[tyb525]

Inside of shop, I would dry it first, then put up. But that's just me.

[WDH]

You need air flow, and you will not get that inside the shop.  I am with Ty.

[steve phillips]

hey all
thanks for the input . got figured out   thanks

[Planman1954]

I would dry it first. You can also prepaint the siding on some saw horses BEFORE you put it on. Then, if the siding shrinks, the new exposed areas will still be painted. Been there, done that...