Attaching Hardiboard Siding

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.

Attaching hardiboard siding.

Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. Colorplus products are coated at the factory and don t require painting. From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. 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.

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. I want to attach the ledger board directly into the hardiboard siding of the garage with lag screws using washers as spacers for drainage between the ledger and the siding. Or should i drill into the siding piece just below the trim. You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.

To complete your hardie board lap siding installation paint primed hardieplank within 180 days of installation and unprimed hardieplank within 90 days of installation. Use an exterior grade paintable latex caulk. Run a 1 4 inch bead of caulk to cover the gap left between the trim boards and the lap siding. It s best to stagger the joints in each successive course to avoid noticeable patterns.