TruLog is a family owned and operated business in La Salle, CO. We pride ourselves on being manufactured in the USA while using USA made steel! Our goal is to help you get rid of the maintenance on your structure so you no longer have to stain, paint, or seal the exterior saving you time and money. Pair the durability of steel with our beautiful wood grain paint system and you have a product that not only performs well but looks great!
Thanks for this catalog. I should have looked closer at your channel before whining. The TruLog Steel Lap Siding Installation Video you gave me is awesome so I deleted my negative comment and reposted the link. RU-vid sometimes holds those type of link comments for review so please check your "held for review" folder. I would put the links in your descriptioons! Thank you I look forward to checking more of your vids!
Skills learned not supposed to forgotten.Teach high school students please from your skills. We need to build houses for working class that lately cannot buy current houses in market. They are building only for rich people now.
Question: on the board and batten video, i dont recall you putting flashing on the cut edges around windows. Is that not necessary for the board and batten but IS necessary here?
@trulogsteelsiding6804 the trim you're putting on the cut edge at 21:05 around the electrical outlet. I mis-remembered and thought it was the window cut
Very informative video. I have a question on how the bold trim would be installed on a board and batten wall if the outer edge of a bold door/window trim were to fall directly on a batten? Would you just cut the outer edge off?
Thats the perfect scenario if the batten ends up right next to the window, the bold trim fits perfect there. Its the opposite of that situation where there is no batten. Tough situation since there would be a gap btwn the bold trim and the steel panel. You can fill that void with something
Is the bold door trim different for the board and batten than it is for the horizontal log panel? A better question may be how you would handle the trim going across the top of the window where you would encounter battens every 6.5 inches? Would you notch the 1/2" portion of the trim to make it sit flush?
We have used Diable Steel Demon in the past but not sure they are the best anymore. We use Lenox Steel Blades, 52 teeth. Make sure to match up your miter saw RPMs with the blade
I love that detail of wrapping the J in the corner, I’m gonna try that on my next job. When water runs down the wall and turns that top piece of J mold into a gutter, the water runs down the sides and a lot of it goes behind the siding. I’ve seen the Amish run 20” flat sheet metal clear down the wall to the rat guard. I was impressed. It’s the same problem with vinyl siding. I have used a transition strip / Z mold on top of the window and run it past 1 inch on each side. Functional but not very pretty, I have used a piece of J and notch the siding 1” out on each side, A small dab of caulking at the joint and at least it gives it a little overhang. If anyone ask, it’s a colonial style, just mach the trim inside the house while you’re at it 😁🙈 I run synthetic felt down the wall, I’ve seen some bad Tyvek. Looks like a nice product, Hope to see more steel siding products in the future.
You must be relying on the Tyvek to keep the water out when the water runs behind the J channel. Put together just like an old pole barn. I’ve seen the Tyvek turn to flaky powder in three years.
Very nice looking and simple installation. BUT, WHEN it gets dented (like one comment said, kids can get pretty rambunctious in spite of parents) how do you replace pieces without tearing up a whole wall?
Hey Ted, you are definitely a handy guy, I get my siding at the end of June. Wanna come to Wisconsin and drink a little beer, eat some cheese and help me put mine up??? 😂😂😂
Still looking for someone in indiana I just got a quote for my bi -level home 2,280 sq ft living space half masonry so just painting it you would not believe the quote I got here in northwest Indiana 127,000.00 because they say to many difficulties to put up .I'm not giving up I will find someone to do it
Curious on the durability of it. I'm sure it's strong, however guess my concern is possibilities of it getting dented & or smashed in? Kids can get a little wild sometimes lol
A great looking product but I gotta say this guy is from the field those bags are worn and the tools are in em just as they would be used I would always support another nail bender sq ft break down would be great
I saw that too. I was curious about denting though. We get some pretty bad hail storms here. I have a Morton Metal building and denting has happened over the years.
@@butlerfan8012 it is the same installation concept but you cant manipulate steel like you can vinyl so they will need to take a little more time to install the steel but they should have no problem with it
We havent had the need for it yet but if you want to seal those areas, you certainly can! The foam has kept bugs from getting behind the siding and nesting
Looks awesome! What shade is the material you are working with in this video? I am interested in Dark Walnut, does it show more faux wood grain then this one your working with?
The color we are installing in the video is "Cedar". It is one of our standard colors. The Dark Walnut will have a wood grain in the paint system and look a lot more dynamic
Can Trulog steel board and batten siding be installed on a post frame building without plywood sheeting behind it? Meaning can it be screwed into the grit boards running between posts?
The j-channel is screwed to the wall. The bold window and door trim is a tight friction hold and also you can use an adhesive where the window and trim meet. We have also had people rivet them together as well
We're thinking of going this way with our home but you guy's need to make better videos of this product. Not just showing how to install it but show finished homes with different colors, with tin and shingles. Hell don't throw a guy on here in Colorado that just installed four, five rolls of one or two colors and grains. Geese! It would sale a hell of a lot better. We are thinking of Ponderosa Pine and would love to be able to see it with green mixed shake shingles. Just my idea, (Glen). WV.
