Attaching Hardie Siding

Fiberglass cement siding is a composite made of portland cement silica and wood fiber.

Attaching hardie siding.

Installing your own hardie board siding won t break your back or your budget. Fiberboard cement siding looks identical to wood once it s painted. Install tech docs. Continue installing the hardie siding one row at a time.

If you need more than one plank per row butt the ends of the planks up against each other tight but not too tight. Hardie board is a lap siding product manufactured by the james hardie corporation. When you want the classic look of wood siding coupled with lifetime durability fiberboard cement siding may well be your best choice. James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard.

Hardie plank siding is almost always installed with air nailers which are the best tool for quick installation. Fiber cement lap siding is a long lasting durable product that installs in much the same way as regular lap siding. Allow 3 inches on each side of the joint. Aspyre by james hardie.

From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. Step 6 place a joint flashing under the joint for weather protection. Hardieplank lap siding. Hardiebacker cement boards.

Hardiewrap weather barriers. Tips for installing james hardie lap siding. Install the starter strip for the hardie board siding. From the ends of the plank.

We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years. We re always fielding questions about hardieplank lap siding installation. Blind nailing preferred installation james hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above. Hardiepanel vertical siding.

Also by james hardie. The only downside of pneumatic tools is that sometimes the installer will get going a little bit too quickly and will lose track of where the nails are going. The thin starter strip is installed level with the roof of the building but installed at the foundation to serve as a guide to keep subsequent strips horizontally level. Also by james hardie.

Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. Hey even seasoned pros need to occasionally check up on an installation best practice. The joints must connect over a stud.