Blind Nailing Hardie Siding

Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in.

Blind nailing hardie siding.

Make sure the nails go through the siding and into the studs along the wall. Set your air pressure so that the fastener is driven snug with the siding surface. With blind nailing each course covers the fasteners on the course below which provides a better looking installation. Available in different paint colors to match poplar fiber cement siding colors.

Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie. Blind nailing preferred installation james hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above. Blind nailing is recommended for installing any type of hardieplank lap siding including colorplus siding.

From the ends of the plank. Hardiplank siding can be hand nailed or fastened with the use of a pneumatic tool. 0 hot dip galvanized fiber cement siding nails. Blind nail your hardie siding in place using 11 gauge roofing nails and a nail gun.

Step 4 place the second hardie siding plank above the starter strip with a 1 1 2 inch overlap. We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years. From the ends of the plank. James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard.

Our fiber cement siding nails have been specifically designed for face and blind nailing fiber cement siding. For most exterior boards especially hardieplank and other fiber cement materials the best way to nail is corner to corner blind nailing blind nailing refers to nailing each board one at a time and then overlapping that nailed layer with the next board so that all nails are hidden.