How To Repair Hardi Lap Siding With Hidden Fastner

From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in.

How to repair hardi lap siding with hidden fastner.

Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie. On thick profiles of siding nails may be hidden meaning they are driven into the upper portion of a board so they are covered by the lower part of the board above it. As its name lap implies an upper siding board laps over the board below it by 1 to 2 inches.

Follow the recommendations of your siding manufacturer. From the ends of the plank. Hardie siding requires a minimum 2 gap from all hard surfaces like decks or rooflines and at least 8 from any soft surfaces like grass dirt or gravel. Most lap siding is beveled meaning that the bottom edge is thicker than the top.

Hardieplank is a cement lap siding product used on commercial and residential exteriors and is designed for very low maintenance and a long useful life. The term applies to a nailing screwing method for joining hardieplank planks to hide nail or screw fasteners. In certain installations nails are driven through the bottom of the siding leaving the heads exposed. James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above.

From the ends of the plank. During my time working for james hardie i very rarely got calls from homeowners that wanted to submit a warranty claim for their hardie siding. 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. Use a number 8 1 1 4 inch long by 0 375 inch wide hd ribbed wafer head or equivalent screw on steel studs.

Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. Though it is a tough wearing product the surface of the siding can sometimes be damaged during installation by unusual wear or by impact. This piece will lap over the bottom board.