Fiber Cement Siding Installation Instructions

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Fiber cement siding installation instructions.

Once cut to length minus the recommended wiggle room attach each trim piece by driving nails through it the house wrap and the sheathing and into wood framing. How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together. Hardiewrap weather barrier. You will begin with a starter strip with weep holes that will allow moisture to readily escape.

They re cheaper and easy to install and you can cut the proper size hole in a plastic mounting block with a utility knife or a snips. You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips. As a homeowner you will work with a contractor who will facilitate the installation of your james hardie siding trim soffit wrap and flashing products including products with colorplus technology. If you re hanging fiber cement siding you ll typically use fiber cement trim from the same manufacturer on areas like inward and outward corners.

Instantly access installation info technical bulletins sds sheets more. Installing the siding like most siding you will install the fiber cement boards from the bottom up when using a traditional horizontal lap application. Most fiber cement manufacturers make mounting blocks for lights electrical receptacles a c lines pvc venting etc. We have dozens of installation specialists throughout the u s.

Flash above doors and windows leaving a gap between the flashing and siding. And canada who are available to work with any contractor or builder.