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Attaching hardie board siding.
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A siding pro shows the tools and tricks needed for a weathertight installation.
How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together.
Hardie board is a lap siding product manufactured by the james hardie corporation.
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Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in.
Half the cost of a fiber cement board siding job is labor so you can save thousands of dollars by installing it yourself.
Diy step by step instructions for hardie board lap siding installation.
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It s best to stagger the joints in each successive course to avoid noticeable patterns.
You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.
Installing your own hardie board siding won t break your back or your budget.
From the ends of the plank.
From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in.
Hardie plank siding has a nail line across the top of the board that is 1 down from the top and nails are supposed to fall between and 1 from the top of the board to give the best hold.
James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above.
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.
Any lower and you might see a few nail heads poking through the bottom of the next board any higher and your siding is likely to be loose and.