Cement Board Lap Siding Installation

This old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding.

Cement board lap siding installation.

Fiber cement lap siding is a long lasting durable product that installs in much the same way as regular lap siding. All products hardieplank lap siding hardieshingle siding hardiepanel vertical siding hardietrim boards hardiesoffit pre cut panels artisan by james hardie hardiewrap weather barrier hardiebacker cement board. We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years. Installing the siding like most siding you will install the fiber cement boards from the bottom up when using a traditional horizontal lap application.

To protect the paint from getting scratched during installation leave the plastic on and make your cuts right through it. Hardiewrap weather barriers. Also by james hardie. Install tech docs.

You will begin with a starter strip with weep holes that will allow moisture to readily escape. Hardiebacker cement boards. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to. And ccmc technical guide requirements as required by the national building code of canada.

Find the right products for your project. Aspyre by james hardie. Hardieplank lap siding. James hardie makes the world s highest performance fiber cement siding trim backer board and more.

Prefinished fiberglass cement siding boards come with a protective plastic coating. Also by james hardie. Peel away the plastic after the board has been fastened to the wall. Hardie board is a lap siding product manufactured by the james hardie corporation.

Hardieplank lap siding. Allura fiber cement siding is tested in accordance with astm1186 in the u s. 0 312 in x 8 25 in x 144 in hardieplank primed woodgrain lap fiber cement siding panel. Protect prefinished fiber cement board.

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