Starter Strip For Hardie Siding

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Starter strip for hardie siding.

P hey all newbie to this forum. Made of low maintenance vinyl. Then cut and nail the first course of siding along the layout line. Pieces of hardieplank siding from full or partial planks.

Georgia pacific 3 5 in x 10 ft galvanized steel galvanized steel vinyl siding starter strip. Down from the top edge. I m about to do my first hardi siding job. Install a starter strip hardieplank lap siding requires a starter strip beneath the first course to set it on the proper angle and to create a proper drip edge at the bottom of the siding.

You have two options here you can make your own or you may be able to find acceptable prefabricated third party starter strips available for purchase. Starter strips are easily made by ripping 1 in. Treated starter strip along the bottom of the wall. Gap at the end and nail at each stud with a single 8d galvanized box nail held 1 in.

And while we re talking about starter strips over windows and doors do you leave some gaps for drainage. That s what hardie recommends for the starter strips at the base of the wall but i don t want to invite the wasps and yellow jackets over for an easy access comfy home. Can a vinyl utility undersill trim be used. The thin starter strip is installed level with the roof of the building but installed at the foundation to serve as a guide to keep subsequent strips horizontally level.

Thd sku 438401. Hardie lap siding instructions require a 1 1 4 starter strip for the first course. Place the starter strip a minimum of six inches from a finished graded ground surface and two inches from steps. Anyone have any experience with this p.

Install the starter strip for the hardie board siding. Install the first course of siding. It s roughly the same width of hardiplank. You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.

Cellwood 150 in. I m not keen to rip hardiplanks into 1 5 starter strips. Vinyl starter strip useful for locking the first course of siding in place.