Attaching Cement Board Siding

Fiber cement boards can be purchased ready to install in a wide range of beautiful colors and stains.

Attaching cement board siding.

Drive galvanized or stainless steel nails through the siding at each marked framing stud along the wall 1 in 2 5 cm from the top edge of the siding. Leave a small gap at butt joints and fill. Hardie board siding is a cement board siding that can be installed over braced wood or steel studs on the exterior of a building to provide a strong durable covering that creates the look of wood siding without the expense or maintenance requirements. Or you can prime and paint them on site.

2 place the siding on two 2 by 4s so that the mark is between the boards for support when the siding has not been installed. Install flashing at all end joints where two pieces of siding butt together. Be sure the flashing overlaps the siding course below. When installing fiber cement siding always leave a gap at the ends of each length of siding.

Attach the siding by blind nailing it with a hammer or nail gun. Mark the siding where you want to drill the hole. The siding is installed using the same general techniques as wood siding with planks layered up the side of the building and nailed securely into place. Gap where the end meets the corner board photo 7 inset and make sure the other end lands on a stud line.

Install the next piece so its end butts lightly against the first photo 7 inset. Work with a friend to hold the siding in place along the chalk line. Measure and cut to length the first piece of siding and nail it in place photo 7. Hardie plank is a type of lap siding that contains cement fibers making it extremely durable.

Remember that the siding is hard so be sure the nails are located at the right place before driving them. Apply caulk to the joint before and after installing the siding. Typically this is done at the saw by the person cutting the siding.