How To Nail Fiber Cement Siding

Be sure the flashing overlaps the siding course below.

How to nail fiber cement siding. Down preassemble the corners install fiber cement using a few special techniques layout the siding courses remove the plastic last flash the butt. Use ear protection when cutting siding with a circular. Leave a small gap at butt joints and fill with caulk. Inspect siding carefully for damage when it arrives.

Position your first course of siding inch below the starter strip and nail the siding into the studs 1 inch down from the top of the siding. Store off the ground making sure it is flat. If hand nailing fiber cement siding use hot dipped galvanized nails and drive the nails into the wall studs. If using a pneumatic nailer choose ring shank stainless steel nails and adjust the depth setting to drive the nails flush with the surface.

Insulation used with fiber cement siding it is important that the insulation product used when installing fiber cement siding will be able to level the wall and align each siding panel properly. Use galvanized siding nails and make sure that the nails penetrate a minimum of 1 1 4 inches into the framing. Then you would install your fiber cement corner and window trim. When blind nailing place nail 1 down from the top of the board and when face nailing place nail 3 4 up from the bottom.

Do not overdrive the nails. Drive the nail heads flush to the siding not below the surface. How to cut nail and install durable fiber siding plus caulking and painting tips.