How To Install Strand Panel Siding On A Ceiling

Learn how to install hardiepanel vertical siding products.

How to install strand panel siding on a ceiling.

This video will outline the basics of installing james hardie s fiber cement products. Provide a 1 8 inch gap. Measure over from the other panel to mark the top and bottom of the vertical cut and snap a line between the marks. Cut 1 4 inch above the flashing or window.

Again allow for a 1 4 inch gap. Lap where two siding panels join horizontally one over the other. Siding materials can dramatically change the appeal of a home exterior by improving its look and style but the value of siding goes far be 7 trendy yet functional siding styles your home s siding is an invaluable part of its overall curb appeal. Lay sheets in rows with the long edge horizontal to the roof bottom.

Hold a panel at the correct height and against a window or other obstruction to mark for the horizontal part s of a cutout. Install batten boards over panel joints for that style of siding. The minimum osb panel size is 24 inches in any direction and each sheet end must rest on a rafter. Nail the siding into each stud with nails 3 8 inch from the edge and 3 4 inch from the top of siding ensuring that joints fall on top of a stud.

Fill all nail holes on siding and trim with wood filler or caulk. Use finishing nails for trim pieces and set the nail heads. Lineal molding of various widths used to trim door and window openings at the jambs. Manual 3 keyway a recess or groove in a manufactured shake or shingle siding panel.