How To Install Fiber Cement Siding Panels

Leave a small gap at butt joints and fill with caulk.

How to install fiber cement siding panels. Use galvanized siding nails and make sure that the nails penetrate a minimum of 1 1 4 inches into the framing. Then you would install your fiber cement corner and window trim. Use hot dipped galvanized or stainless steel nails. Be sure the flashing overlaps the siding course below.

Fiber cement is tougher than other materials hold the starter 1 4 in. How to cut nail and install durable fiber siding plus caulking and painting tips. Down preassemble the corners install fiber cement using a few special techniques layout the siding courses remove the plastic last flash the butt. Nails should penetrate through the sheathing and at least 1 into studs.

The track spaces the siding panels off the wall sheathing about 1 8 inch which creates a capillary break behind the siding. Install flashing at all end joints where two pieces of siding butt together. In other parts of the building we used j channel where the fiber cement was butted against a trim board we slid the long edge of the first panel into the track 5 made sure it was properly positioned up off the roof and screwed it in place through pre drilled holes 6. If hand nailing fiber cement siding use hot dipped galvanized nails and drive the nails into the wall studs.

Position your first course of siding inch below the starter strip and nail the siding into the studs 1 inch down from the top of the siding. When installing fiber cement siding always leave a gap at the ends of each length of siding. Apply caulk to the joint before and after installing the siding. 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.

Fiber cement siding can be nailed by hand or with a pneumatic nailer.