How To Install James Hardie Sierra Fiber Cement Panel Siding
You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.
How to install james hardie sierra fiber cement panel siding. Install the next piece so its end butts lightly against the first photo 7 inset. 50mm clearance between james hardie. How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together. Textures include smooth stucco cedarmill and sierra 8.
Install siding and trim products in compliance with local building code requirements for clearance between the bottom edge of the siding and the adjacent finished grade. Maintain a minimum 2 in. Maintain a minimum 2 in. Install siding and trim products in compliance with local building code requirements for clearance between the bottom edge of the siding and the adjacent finished grade.
Hardiepanel vertical siding is factory primed fiber cement vertical siding available in a variety of sizes and textures. Please see your local james hardie. Hardiepanel vertical siding is 5 16 in. Maintain a minimum 25 50mm 1 2 clearance between james hardie products and paths steps and driveways.
Fasten the panels to the sub structure with a pneumatic nailer and corrosion resistant nails. Measure and cut to length the first piece of siding and nail it in place photo 7. Drive the nails to be just flush with the surface of the panel but not so deep that the nails dimple the panel surface. Gap where the end meets the corner board photo 7 inset and make sure the other end lands on a stud line.
Place all nails 3 8 inch from the hardiepanel edge and at least 2 inches from any corner. Thick and is available in 4x8 4x9 and 4x10 sizes.