How To Add Back Flashing To Hardie Plank Siding

Cut a piece of 6 inch wide steel coil trim about 1 inch longer than the width of a siding board and place it behind the joint.

How to add back flashing to hardie plank siding.

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. How to install drip edge flashing after roof installation. I read your info. James hardie also does not recommend applying caulk to the horizontal overlap between siding planks see figure 2.

Cut the strip with a circular saw from a hardie siding plank. How to install james hardie siding at. Step 3 blind nail your hardie siding in place using 11 gauge roofing nails and a nail gun. 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.

About installing flashing on already installed siding. This is a butt joint and it. How to touch up colorplus products hardieplank. Hardie board installation will require joints between planks.

Caulking joints are unnecessary but flashing behind the joints is required. I feel caulking will help a lot and enhance the appearance of the house. Make sure the nails go through the siding and into the studs along the wall. How to install horizontal flashing now playing.

Joint flashing butt joint horizontal lap treatment june 2014 james hardie does not recommend caulking butt joints or the horizontal overlaps joint flashing 6 in. It was painted by a contractor who caulked the joints before painting. During the course of any siding installation it will be necessary to install two pieces of siding against each other in a course. About 6 12 months later the butt joints looked awful.

Join factory edges and place the cut edges against the corner trim boards. Allow 3 inches on each side of the joint. Learn how to pin back corners with hardieplank lap siding to tackle bows in the wall or siding that is not laying down the wall with this instructional video. How to pin back corners with hardieplank lap siding now playing.

Place a joint flashing under the joint for weather protection.