The rain screen battens are run down to the top of the window flange.
How to trim top of lap siding.
The head flashing is installed in a bed of caulking onto the top of the window frame.
Ring shank nails hold better than standard nails.
Wherever you will drive a nail less than 3 inches from a board s end drill a pilot hole first to prevent cracking the board.
For an attractive corner install the trim on the sides of your house flush to the face of the house.
Then install the front facing trim so it overlaps the side trim.
Inspect the window trim for dry rot.
Be careful not to damage the sheathing.
You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.
Siding nails typically are thin with small heads.
The cement board panels are fastened to the battens.
It s best to stagger the joints in each successive course to avoid noticeable patterns.
The wrb is lapped over the head flashing or the flashing is taped.
To trim an inside corner nail a piece of 1 1 which you can rip yourself from a 1x board or 2 2.
If the trim is being applied over the hardi panels.
To cut out a damaged area use a square and a utility knife to scribe cut lines on each side of the damage.
Scrape the side of the window trim next to the siding and the immediate edge of the lap siding with a paint scraper to remove old caulk and loose paint.
How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together.