TruLog™ Full Installation Video

TruLog™ gives you the beauty of a log home, the durability of steel, and the maintenance freedom you've always wanted!
Check out TruLog today: www.trulogsiding.com

[@Bioandroid2023]

Nice stuff. I’m sure with a metal roof, it’s almost fireproof from exterior fires. It’s in my list of cabin improvements!

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

You bet! Thats why we do what we do!

[@RealityCheckUS]

Be aware, it will make it fire resistant, NOT fireproof. If the fire is hot, typical timber or brush fire, it can ignite the OSB under it like a match. You STILL need to make a firebreak to protect your cabin or home! (Too many times on wildfires.)

[@archaicroger]

Thanks for the samples! After doing hundreds of conventional steel siding jobs I'd like to use your product on my house. Aviation snips are designed for thicker metals and on steel siding leave nasty cuts. I'm quite old school and need left handed av snips for left handed cuts. Using the traditional tin snips, Channel-Lok, I cut better and a lot faster with far less oil canning of the steel. I never level anything, I install straight with the house and in fact never have a level on the job.

[@sebastianangelo2054]

i guess it is kind of randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@daliddleOne]

I think you did a great instructional video! Looks fairly easy! Thank you!

[@keithosterman7495]

I believe you could also glue the foam backer in before putting the siding on. Making all a tighter finish

[@ChrisMaveric]

Pretty damn cool product... very impressed!

[@themagicalcottagefarm1219]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Ashestoashespetcrematory]

Wow he makes it look so easy--

[@todds5956]

Do you seal all the insect gaps around the doors and windows?

[@trulogsiding2507]

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

[@jasonsmink4652]

What is the name of the crimping tool you use on the frieze panels?

[@jfkr77]

Nice job pal

[@theundergroundkitchen2219]

Great video!!

[@stevenchaffin8817]

Where can I purchase some of this?

[@mikebe41]

What about expansion issues in the sun like vinyl expanse does this get expand a little bit do you do you Gap it the same in the corners like you would vinyl

[@augietrujillo7860]

What purpose does the foam backer serve? Is it just insulation?

[@robertyouker3168]

Just started a job today have in trouble locking it together really fighting it what em I doing wrong

[@AC-ed2uq]

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

[@offthebeatenpath5160]

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?

[@trulogsiding2507]

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

[@keithosterman7495]

How would this siding hold up to the AZ sun ?

[@coachwilson5967]

Knees of steel!

[@robertbilton4073]

Wow there are a lot of pros here

[@coachwilson5967]

Notching tool?

[@lorimeehan1410]

Can this be installed over a metal double wide house trailer?

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

Yes it can be! Do you have wood studded walls?

[@createnotconsume7721]

What type of saw and saw blade do you use to cut the panels?

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

You can use a ferrous or non-ferrous metal cutting blade to cut the steel with a saw!

[@luiscalderon7661]

Me encuentro en chile quisiera ir a EEUU se trabajar con siding

[@LuckyDogDog]

Looks like a pretty nice product but how will it sound when the rain is hitting it is it going to sound like a tin can when I'm inside the house

[@trulogsiding2507]

The steel log siding comes with a foam backer and it helps with noise deadening! So you wont hear the rain like a tin building

[@RealityCheckUS]

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?

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

we have ways to replace the panel in the middle of the wall

[@dirkschoup2804]

If the siding is steel, what is done to prevent the cut pieces from rusting when it’s exposed to the elements?

[@trulogsiding2507]

Our steel is galvanized to prevent rust and corrosion!

[@mark4tucker]

Looks like the dents stick out like a sore thumb . That would be the biggest con , other than that it looks pretty good.

[@wiltandrews3819]

26 gauge metal doesn’t dent that easy. If it does the heat of the day will usually pop it out

[@davidhollyfield9712]

I'm not falling for this trickery again.. Everytime I watch a DIY project I'm like man that looks really easy and then I'm pissed because look nothing like how they did it plus takes 20 times longer.. Love the look though

[@BWIL2515]

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

[@marcelurs]

So it basically installed like the vinyl siding?

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

Yep you got it. Will take more time since it is steel

[@locoken]

Bet the electrician is going to love you burying his outlet underneath the outlet trim.

[@PMSNBC]

Nice...!

[@LuckyDogDog]

What type of screws are you using

[@trulogsiding2507]

You can use a wafer head, coated screw! 1.5 inches long is just fine!

[@antonioest.3250]

We’re do you ship from

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

We manufacture and ship from Colorado

[@ronhampe]

How do you replace any sections that may get damaged later?

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

We have a video for that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYCloa2IaMtgjtU

[@davidpulit9587]

Well it's not what I though it was, It's just another type of siding & I understand " This siding is VERY EXPENSIVE!"

[@yourfast07]

I think you should remove the outlet before installing the outlet frame, you won’t be able to replace it later on.

[@donarmsdealerone1663]

I'll need so many bandaids

[@urieltorres9704]

What kind of Blade do you use to cut?

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

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

[@davidchillton1744]

Ah yes the most precise measurements know to man. The “Every so often”

[@spamusapan]

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]

Are you referring to the sill trim? You only need to do the sill trim with doors and windows if you dont use our bold window trim

[@spamusapan]

​@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

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

@@spamusapan gotcha! You can do the sill trim in the areas but you dont have to. You can go either way

[@fernandogutierrez1997]

It’s very good send me the store for buy I am in California

[@faithhoy4487]

How would you install this over brick?

[@trulogsteellogsiding7737]

You would need to install furring over the top of the brick, like 1x4s then you could attach our siding to those strips

[@faithhoy4487]

@@trulogsteellogsiding7737 thank you

[@dalewagoner6396]

Wow again, if you screw or nail the siding tight to the wall when it gets hot or cold the siding will buckle

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

We like to use the word snug. Screw or nail it snug. Steel doesn’t expand and contract like vinyl so it will not buckle

[@toadamine]

It's just ten foot pieces... It won't buckle... If it were 40-50' ID start worrying.

[@kencurtis8591]

@@toadamine i work fir abc seamless siding we run whatever your building length is , it dosnt buckle

[@chuckmayhugh5088]

Wind load design???? Code compliance???

[@trulogsiding2507]

Hi Chuck, at this time, we dont have any formal testing for wind or code compliance. It would be a similar code and wind testing as other steel siding on the market

[@chuckmayhugh5088]

Thanks for the reply. Our local building department may have questions on the product. I will contact your local rep to get feedback on installations in our area.

[@trulogsiding2507]

Sounds good, Chuck. You can give us a call at 970-227-3245 and you will meet Ryan. Depending on your state and area, we may have a home with this already installed for reference to your building department

[@oldgoat8861]

Would you know.....The fire rating....3/4/ or 5.

[@trulogsiding2507]

We have a Class A fire rating which means the flame does not spread across the surface of our product. Non-combustible

[@nkyhomesteading6500]

Interesting but lacks a second color on the gap to make it look authentic.

[@arbotoad4049]

Could maybe do some form of chinking paint over those gaps or some authentic chinking between the gaps to make it look that much more legitimate. You'll never match the true look of logs with this siding but, that would help.

[@luiscalderon7661]

I am venezuela

[@michaeldianga]

What's GHL in full please

[@trulogsiding2507]

What do you mean by GHL?

[@michaeldianga]

@@trulogsiding2507 I think it's the corner strips or whatever they are called.

[@trulogsiding2507]

@@michaeldianga and you are asking to see how the corner pieces are installed?

[@michaeldianga]

@@trulogsiding2507 yes please

[@michaeldianga]

And please give the name of the corner pcs

[@vandalorian8777]

I was interested until I noticed a dent in the first piece on the second row.🙄

[@trulogsiding2507]

Hindsight on this installation video from 7 years ago, we used damaged material from a job to show how it installed since we were on a budget :)

[@revmelissakennedy8603]

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]

@@trulogsiding2507 I too worry about hail denting it. Do you think anyone that installs vinyl siding can install this without any problems.

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

@@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

[@dalewagoner6396]

No way you can measure from the top down to start your siding, on an old house there is no way the siding would be level, I would think having the siding level would be important!!!!

[@trulogsteelsiding6804]

It is very important to be level :) Luckily, if there are changes in the height of the line around the house, you modify the panel to keep that same line.

[@andrewjohnson9776]

Level doesn’t matter on siding for the most part, just needs to look good around you’re windows, doors and top rips under the soffit.

[@unclesam9766]

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[@richardballenger9315]

Starter...you say lowest point yet you are 3" above the floor....you lost me on the "Starter" in relationship to floor

[@joeforigno7050]

I believe he said 1/2 inch to 1 inch below foundation (concrete)

[@robertlawrence2382]

are you ashamed of the price !that must be why you want show it!

[@gregoryfiola7637]

The price is not bad for the quality if you are a veteran they will give you 10% off a run between 5,50 for the painted 1 did 1 and 6,50 for stain