Wall thimble installation with beveled cedar siding

[jcooper]

Does anyone have pictures or description of installing a wall thimble with beveled wood siding.

I have a Duratech thimble with a stainless cover. Do I cut a round hole and attach both the thimble and cover on the outside of the siding and seal with silicone? Do I cut the siding to the plywood and have the thimble sort of beveled in?
Thanks for any help!

 

[akbear]

with mine (a selkirk thimble and log siding) I cut the exterior sheathing round for the thimble to pass through and the siding square to match the exterior plate of the thimble and used 2x2s to frame the cut edges of the siding which provided an attachment plane flush with limits of the siding. I found a picture from just the thimble being in the wall, cropped and expanded it so hopefully you can see what I did framing it out with 2x2s (the mess under the plate is where sealant got scaped onto the siding while positioning it into place).

 

[blel]

with mine (a selkirk thimble and log siding) I cut the exterior sheathing round for the thimble to pass through and the siding square to match the exterior plate of the thimble and used 2x2s to frame the cut edges of the siding which provided an attachment plane flush with limits of the siding. I found a picture from just the thimble being in the wall, cropped and expanded it so hopefully you can see what I did framing it out with 2x2s (the mess under the plate is where sealant got scaped onto the siding while positioning it into place). View attachment 116745

Make a 1" thick block large enough to contain the hole for the thimble, plus an inch or 2 more. Strip the siding back beyond where the block will go. Attach the block to the wall using drip edge on the top. replace the siding up to the block. This is the same scenario as where your siding meets and goes around a window or door. This way you get a flat surface to mount everything to. Don't use plywood!

Hope this helps