After removal of the old siding new house wrap should be installed to provide a water barrier between the.
Attaching hardie board siding.
Slide the end of.
How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together.
Installing hardiplank lap siding.
From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in.
Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in.
You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.
From the ends of the plank.
How to install hardie board lap siding preparation.
How to attach hardie board siding step 1.
Install the starter strip for the hardie board siding.
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.
This old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding.
Measure up from the ground 6 inches plus the width of one plank at a corner and make a.
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Hardie plank siding is almost always installed with air nailers which are the best tool for quick installation.
It s best to stagger the joints in each successive course to avoid noticeable patterns.