How To Nail Hardie Siding

James hardie is not responsible for the corrosion resistance of fasteners.

How to nail hardie siding.

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. What i find is that eg nails are ok when blind nailed since the nails see little water. How to choose nails for hardiplank. Drive the nail heads flush to the siding not below the surface.

Using 6d or 8d stainless or. 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. Pinning of the butt joints is not intended to increase wind load values. 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.

James hardie recommends the use of quality hot dipped galvanized nails. Electro galvanized nails are acceptable for use with james hardie siding products but may exhibit premature corrosion. This old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding. Go to the nail section in any hardware store.

Attach flat tabs at the back of the hardie trim before installing. After attaching the taps on the back you can start attaching the hardie trim to the side of your building. Pick out stainless steel or hot dipped galvanized nails size 6d 1 1 2 inch long siding nails and 2 inch long siding nails in the. Make sure the nails go through the siding and into the studs along the wall.

Blind nail your hardie siding in place using 11 gauge roofing nails and a nail gun. How to install hardie siding with a nail gun. Fasteners must be corrosion resistant galvanized or stainless steel. It can be a local hardware store or one of the larger chain stores.

And shall be installed 3 8 in. Since the nail heads are exposed in face nail applications don t countersink or they may tear through like drywall then definately use hot dipped nails only. Step 4 place the second hardie siding plank above the starter strip with a 1 1 2 inch overlap. From end and between 3 4 in.

See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to.