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Fiber cement siding installation instructions.
If you re hanging fiber cement siding you ll typically use fiber cement trim from the same manufacturer on areas like inward and outward corners.
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Jaime prefers to use the vinyl mounting blocks typically used with vinyl siding.
Flash above doors and windows leaving a gap between the flashing and siding.
Most fiber cement manufacturers make mounting blocks for lights electrical receptacles a c lines pvc venting etc.
They re cheaper and easy to install and you can cut the proper size hole in a plastic mounting block with a utility knife or a snips.
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You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.
Hardieplank lap siding.
Hardiewrap weather barrier.
You will begin with a starter strip with weep holes that will allow moisture to readily escape.
Installing the siding like most siding you will install the fiber cement boards from the bottom up when using a traditional horizontal lap application.
How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together.