8 18 x 0 323 hd x 1 5 8.
Installing hardiplank siding with screws.
Keep fasteners between 3 8 and 3 4 from sheet edges and 2 in from sheet corners.
Blind nailing is the preferred installation method for hardieplank.
Fasten hardiebacker sheets with proper nails or screws as listed in materials required in the backer installation instructions every 8 around the perimeter and all supporting studs.
Use a number 8 1 1 4 inch long by 0 375 inch wide hd ribbed wafer head or equivalent screw on steel studs.
The only downside of pneumatic tools is that sometimes the installer will get going a little bit too quickly and will lose track of where the nails are going.
For information on installations above 60 feet please contact jh technical support.
Optionally install the lap siding with a maximum 1 8 gap and caulk the joint see detail at right.
We are installing hardiplank on our new oceanfront home in a high threat hurricane area and in the process of getting bids for the job i have had at least one contractor suggest that i should consider installing the siding with screws rather than the more common ring shank nails.
From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in.
The term applies to a nailing screwing method for joining hardieplank planks to hide nail or screw fasteners.
Hardie plank siding is almost always installed with air nailers which are the best tool for quick installation.
Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie.
Install hardiplank siding with joints butted in moderate contact.
Corrosion resistant screws ribbed bugle head or equivalent no.
From the ends of the plank.
James hardie building products provides installation wind load information for buildings with a maximum mean roof height of 85 feet.
Minimum standard panel design size is 12 x 16.