Tiny House Siding

3-Day Course

Course Syllabus

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Finish carpentry consists of both interior and exterior work that protect the structure of the house and provide an aesthetically pleasing look.  In this class, we will be focusing on exterior siding.  Siding is the house's first line of defense against water, and we will cover how to properly think about water infiltration and drainage in your siding system, including rain screens and flashing.  Siding typically terminates at a variety of types of trim including fascia, soffit, corner boards, and window and door trim.  We will discuss different methods for terminating different types of siding at these transition points.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

Hammerstone courses are open to women-identifying and non-binary folx as well as trans men.

Prerequisite: While this course has no explicit prerequisite, we highly recommend that students attend either our 2-Day Basic Carpentry Skills, Build a Bookcase, Build a Box, Build an Adirondack Chair course or an equivalent before participating.  In Tiny House Siding we review the critical content covered in these courses, but at a faster pace.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify several different types of siding and their pros and cons
• Accurately read and mark measurements
• Explain moisture management at the exterior finish plane and how to correctly flash siding
• Install siding

TOPICS COVERED

• Reading plans
• Measuring and marking
• Cutting with a chop saw
• Cutting with a jig saw
• Installing siding
• Dealing with penetrations
• Flashing
• Finishes

WHAT TO BRING

Please assemble (find in your garage, borrow from a friend, or purchase new) the following personal hand tools to bring to class.  The links give more information on what to look for when purchasing new tools.  If assembling these tools is a financial burden, please let us know and we will assist you.

• Ear and Eye protection
• Dust mask (N95 is best)
• Tool belt
• Tape measure
• Utility knife
• Speed square
• Hammer

COURSE PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

During this course we will side the tiny house that was started by classes earlier in the season.

TAKE HOME:

This course has no take home portion

COURSE SIZE: 

12

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Day 1:

• Introductions
• Lecture on siding, moisture management, and flashing
• Begin siding installation

Day 2-3:

• Complete siding installation