How To Trim Top Of Lap Siding

The rain screen battens are run down to the top of the window flange.

How to trim top of lap siding. The wrb is lapped over the head flashing or the flashing is taped. The head flashing is installed in a bed of caulking onto the top of the window frame. For an attractive corner install the trim on the sides of your house flush to the face of the house. If the trim is being applied over the hardi panels.

1 install trim and starter strip as shown in the photo above. To trim an inside corner nail a piece of 1 1 which you can rip yourself from a 1x board or 2 2. Siding nails typically are thin with small heads. Inspect the window trim for dry rot.

Scrape the side of the window trim next to the siding and the immediate edge of the lap siding with a paint scraper to remove old caulk and loose paint. The cement board panels are fastened to the battens. It s best to stagger the joints in each successive course to avoid noticeable patterns. Be careful not to damage the sheathing.

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 stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together. Using a circular saw set to the thickness of the siding complete as much of the cut as you can without cutting into the siding above the cut. If you choose to install your trim over your lap siding lp smartside 440 series trim is a fine choice.

Then install the front facing trim so it overlaps the side trim.