Vinyl siding will expand and contract when the temperatures change.
How to nail the last row of hardiplank siding.
Pry the piece of siding out toward you gently to let you see the nail or screw patterning of how the planks have been fastened to the under structure.
Nails are driven through the sheathing into the studs.
Moderate contact or maximum 1 8.
From ends of boards.
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.
2 3 water resistive barrier finish nail blind nail 3 4 in 1 in.
Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie.
From the top of the board.
The advantage to using vinyl siding on the exterior of your home is you will not need to paint it as frequently and it is easy to repair using only a few tools.
Moderate contact or maximum 1 8 gap and caulk the joint nail 3 4 1 up from bottom of plank fasten 16 o c.
Fastening and spacing hardiplank siding with ez line face nail.
Nail 1 down from top of plank do not use jh logo for nailing guide fasten 16 24 o c.
1 blind nailing measurements keep nails 3 8 in.
Nails for blind nailing should be between 1 in.