Learn how to install hardiepanel vertical siding products.
How to nail hardi siding.
From end and between 3 4 in.
Using 6d or 8d stainless or.
Use a pneumatic staple gun to drive for staples.
Pinning the plank down at the bottom edge is a common practice called pin back it is used to correct high nailing loose planks gaps or rattling.
And shall be installed 3 8 in.
After attaching the taps on the back you can start attaching the hardie trim to the side of your building.
Hardie plank siding has a nail line across the top of the board that is 1 down from the top and nails are supposed to fall between and 1 from the top of the board to give the best hold.
Any lower and you might see a few nail heads poking through the bottom of the next board any higher and your siding is likely to be loose and could even rattle in the wind.
Allow the marking for the hole to lie where there is a gap between supports.
Pinning of the butt joints is not intended to increase wind load values.
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Step 2 place wood supports across two sawhorses before resting the siding on the sawhorses.
How to install hardie siding with a nail gun.
If the hardiplank is being installed on a building in a humid climate or near the ocean or any large body of water the stainless steel nails are the first choice.
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